Electroweak Processes at NLO and NNLO Level

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Recent evidence coming from neutrino oscillation, dark matter and dark energy shows that the 40-year old Standard Model of Particle Physics incomplete, and that we are at the threshold of a new theory and “New Physics.” One way to look for possible signals of new physics is with high-precision experiments at lower energy which can provide indirect access to physics at multi-TeV scales and play an important complementary role to the Large Hadron Collider research program. This research requires both experimental and theoretical effort, and the new-generation experiments will need a new degree of precision from theory. In this research program, we strive to bring subatomic physics computations to the next level and to provide the most precise and reliable theoretical input for the high-precision experiments by taking advantage of the new semi-automated symbolic computing methods. Our innovative computational models can be used for a wide range of applications, including next-to-leading and next-to-next-to-leading electroweak radiative corrections for lepton-lepton and lepton-hadron scattering, modeling pion electroproduction, and evaluating electric and magnetic dynamical polarizabilities for hadrons. The program will also allow for training a new generation of scientists enabling Canada to maintain its position at the forefront of world-class research for decades to come.