Theory

What exactly is the quantum behaviour of quarks and Higgs particles? Can we think of new theories that might explain the Standard Model itself? How should we include gravity in the quantum description of the world? Does dark matter consist of particles and if so, which ones? And, how could we possibly test such ideas, either in the laboratory, or by observing the universe?

Members of the theory group are thinking about questions like these. 'To think' means: devising new formulas or estimating predictions by using powerful computers. Together with our experimental colleagues we try to answer these questions.