Where do the patterns in the standard model come from?

Phys10 Undergraduate Seminar Series - on Teams

Latham Boyle
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Over the past half-century, physicists have established the "standard model" of particle physics, which does a spectacular job of passing (nearly) all of the tests to which it has been subjected.  But some of the most basic patterns in this model remain unexplained.  Dr. Latham Boyle will introduce a few of these patterns, and some ideas for how to understand them, along with relating to a remarkable mathematical object called "exceptional Jordan Algebra".

This talk is geared toward an upper year audience; as always, everyone is welcome to attend.