Physical Society Colloquium
Quarks, neutrinos, and new physics searches
Theory Division
Fermilab
Next-generation neutrino oscillation experiments, as well as searches for
neutrinoless double-beta decay and other new physics searches, will provide
clues about the poorly understood beyond-Standard-Model interactions giving
rise to neutrino masses and mixing. Maximizing the discovery potential
of neutrino experiments will require accurate theoretical descriptions of
neutrino-nucleus interactions that are rooted in a Standard Model description
of nuclei as strongly interacting systems of quarks and gluons. Lattice
quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations of nucleon and few-nucleon systems,
in conjunction with nuclear many-body calculations of effective theories of
nuclei, provide a road towards achieving accurate neutrino-nucleus cross section
predictions with few-percent precision. I will discuss the needs and outlook
of lattice QCD for neutrino physics, challenges arising from the sign problem
and the dense spectrum of multi-particle states in lattice QCD simulations, and
ongoing efforts to address these challenges with new algorithms and ideas.
Friday, November 4th 2022, 15:30
Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, Keys Auditorium (room 112)
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