The Standard Model to the Limits

However, some weaknesses and possible deviations remain: for example, its pieces do not fit with gravity or dark matter, nor can they explain the dominance of matter over antimatter in the universe. Pushing the Standard Model to its limits could transform particle physics and, with it, our understanding of the Universe.

The IGFAE staff has a long track record of leadership in relevant international projects, both from a theoretical and experimental perspective. It is worth mentioning its work in experiments such as CERN’s LHCb, with the authorship of some of the most cited analyses and the design or development of subdetectors such as VELO, the leadership in theory and phenomenoloy of quantum chromodynamics and important contributions related to string theory.