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In memory of Bruno Zumino: an arcitect of supersymmetry
April 28th would have marked the 92nd birthday of Bruno Zumino, who died last year. The Theory Group organized a meeting around this date to honour his memory and to discuss his legacy. The presentations with slides and videos can be found…
Read moreTH Institute on "Neutral Naturalness"
The TH Institute on "Neutral Naturalness", focussing on theories which aim to address the hierarchy problem and feature color-neutral top partner fields was held at CERN/TH from 23 to 26 April 2015. The systematic study of "…
Read moreNew website for TH division
TH's new website went live in February, after over a year of consultation, design and programming. It replaces the TH Unit's previous website, which was nine years old and in need of an overhaul. Aside from a new look, the site’s contents…
Read moreCERN 60 Public Computing Challenge: Completed
As part of the celebrations for Organisation's 60th anniversary, Citizen Cyberlab and CERN launched the CERN 60 Public Computing Challenge, which was completed on Saturday 20 December, with the aim of testing a new browser-based approach to…
Read moreInterview with Savas Dimopoulos
Professor Dimopoulos is searching for answers to some of the most profound mysteries of nature. In this interview we discuss the recent findings of the LHC and his expectations about future HEP experiments, the quest for "truth" that seems to…
Read more2015 TH Winter School
The 2015 CERN Winter School on Supergravity, Strings, and Gauge Theory took place, from Monday, February 2 to Friday, February 6, at CERN. It was organized by J. Drummond, K. Papadodimas, B. Pioline of the CERN Theory Division and sponsored by the…
Read moreERC rewards CERN researchers
The ERC fosters scientific excellence in Europe through competitive funding. Its grants are awarded to projects headed by researchers – both beginning-of-career and established – via an open, peer-reviewed competition. In December…
Read moreTH group looks forward to 2015
In 2014, the CERN Theory Unit has continued to play a leading role as a reference center in all areas of theoretical particle physics. Its research covers a wide spectrum ranging from Standard Model physics directly related to the LHC, to formal…
Read moreUnderstanding the Early Universe TH Institute: 6-16 January 2015
Our understanding of the early Universe has greatly increased in the past few years due to the high-quality observational data on the cosmic microwave background and large scale structure. The unprecedented precision of the Planck results enabled…
Read moreUpcoming TH institutes
In the following months, two TH Institutes will be organized: the CERN-CKC TH Institute on Numerical Holography, from 8 to 18 December, and Understanding the Early Universe, from 6 to 16 January. The CERN-CKC TH Institute on Numerical Holography…
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