The focus of our research at the Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics (TTP) is the study of physics of elementary particles. Physics of elementary
particles is successfully described by the Standard Model of Particle Physics that was proposed as the leading theory of Nature more than 40 years
ago. The Standard Model is an extremely successful theory which describes a vast majority of phenomena that are observed in the Universe. Yet,
theoretical shortcomings of the Standard Model suggest that this theory is incomplete and that additional, so far unknown, particles and interactions
should exist. The research of the Institute contributes towards discovering the physics beyond the Standard Model through refined theoretical
descriptions of Standard Model processes and through a development of specific models of New Physics.
Researches at the Institute provide theoretical support for studying Higgs boson physics at the LHC, explore the flavour structure of the
Standard Model and beyond by studying properties of B and D mesons and develop new methods for performing high-precision computations
in Quantum Field Theory.
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19.02.2026 KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium Next Thursday, 19.02.2026 at 15:45, we have our next KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium. This time Dr. Jessica Turner (IPPP Durham) will talk about “Topological Defects as Windows into the early Universe“. The seminar will take place in the Kleiner Hörsaal A (CS). |
18.02.2026 Institute's seminar Our next TTP seminar will take place on Wednesday 18 February at 13h15. The speaker this time is Mateusz Czaja, who will talk about “Top quark mass effects in WW production through gluon fusion”. The seminar will take place in room 10/01. |
12.02.2026 KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium Next Thursday, 12.02.2026 at 15:45, we have our next KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium. This time Dr. Pier Paolo Giardino (Madrid) will talk about “Phenomenological Implications of SMEFT Corrections”. The seminar will take place in the Kleiner Hörsaal A (CS). |
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Our next TTP seminar will take place on Wednesday 11 February at 13h15. The speaker this time is Benedetta Belfatto, who will talk about “Vector-like quarks and the Cabibbo angle”. The seminar will take place in room 10/01. |
A major new version of the FORM computer program has been released. This computer algebra software has been crucial to particle physics for decades. After minor releases, this is the first major new version since 2013. You can read more about it in the preprint and the github release. |
Next Thursday, 05.02.2026 at 15:45, we have our next KCETA Particle Physics Colloquium. This time Prof. Yann Mambrini (Orsay, LPT) will talk about “A New Physics Beyond the Standard Models”. The seminar will take place in the Kleiner Hörsaal A (CS). |