Physics & Astronomy Colloquium
Topological Phases in Correlated Materials
Dr. Yong-Baek Kim University of Toronto
New Ideas for Axion Dark Matter Detection
Dr. Peter Graham
SLAC
Hidden Interactions of Quarks
Dr. Bogdan Dobrescu FNAL
The quarks feel all five types of boson-mediated interactions: electromagnetic, strong, weak, Higgs and gravitational. In this talk I will discuss theoretical and experimental constraints on hypothetical new interactions among quarks. Interactions of this type can be hidden if they have a very short range, or if they are very weak, or by other mechanisms such as momentum-dependent couplings. A related question is how strongly can quarks interact with dark matter.
Discovery of New and Old Thermoelectrics using First Principles Methods
Dr. David Singh Oak Ridge National Labs