Heavy WIMP Effective Theory

Formalism and Applications for Scattering on Nucleon Targets

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Cosmology
Cover of the book Heavy WIMP Effective Theory by Mikhail P. Solon, Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mikhail P. Solon ISBN: 9783319251998
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: February 22, 2016
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Mikhail P. Solon
ISBN: 9783319251998
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: February 22, 2016
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

This book is about dark matter’s particle nature and the implications of a new symmetry that appears when a hypothetical dark matter particle is heavy compared to known elementary particles. Dark matter exists and composes about 85% of the matter in the universe, but it cannot be explained in terms of the known elementary particles. Discovering dark matter's particle nature is one of the most pressing open problems in particle physics. This thesis derives the implications of a new symmetry that appears when the hypothetical dark matter particle is heavy compared to the known elementary particles, a situation which is well motivated by the null results of searches at the LHC and elsewhere. The new symmetry predicts a universal interaction between dark matter and ordinary matter, which in turn may be used to determine the event rate and detectable energy in dark matter direct detection experiments. The computation of heavy wino and higgsino dark matter presented in this work has become a benchmark for the field of direct detection. This thesis has also spawned a new field of investigation in dark matter indirect detection, determining heavy WIMP annihilation rates using effective field theory methods. It describes a new formalism for implementing Lorentz invariance constraints in nonrelativistic theories, with a surprising result at 1/M^4 order that contradicts the prevailing ansatz in the past 20 years of heavy quark literature. The author has also derived new perturbative QCD results to provide the definitive analysis of key Standard Model observables such as heavy quark scalar matrix elements of the nucleon.  This is an influential thesis, with impacts in dark matter phenomenology, field theory formalism and precision hadronic physics.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is about dark matter’s particle nature and the implications of a new symmetry that appears when a hypothetical dark matter particle is heavy compared to known elementary particles. Dark matter exists and composes about 85% of the matter in the universe, but it cannot be explained in terms of the known elementary particles. Discovering dark matter's particle nature is one of the most pressing open problems in particle physics. This thesis derives the implications of a new symmetry that appears when the hypothetical dark matter particle is heavy compared to the known elementary particles, a situation which is well motivated by the null results of searches at the LHC and elsewhere. The new symmetry predicts a universal interaction between dark matter and ordinary matter, which in turn may be used to determine the event rate and detectable energy in dark matter direct detection experiments. The computation of heavy wino and higgsino dark matter presented in this work has become a benchmark for the field of direct detection. This thesis has also spawned a new field of investigation in dark matter indirect detection, determining heavy WIMP annihilation rates using effective field theory methods. It describes a new formalism for implementing Lorentz invariance constraints in nonrelativistic theories, with a surprising result at 1/M^4 order that contradicts the prevailing ansatz in the past 20 years of heavy quark literature. The author has also derived new perturbative QCD results to provide the definitive analysis of key Standard Model observables such as heavy quark scalar matrix elements of the nucleon.  This is an influential thesis, with impacts in dark matter phenomenology, field theory formalism and precision hadronic physics.

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book The New Mountaineer in Late Victorian Britain by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Designing Research on Bilingual Development by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Computer Vision – ECCV 2018 Workshops by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Teaching and Learning Stochastics by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Chinese Agriculture in the 1930s by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Educational Data Mining by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Materials Characterization by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Aviation Security, Privacy, Data Protection and Other Human Rights: Technologies and Legal Principles by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Complex Democracy by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Architecture of Computing Systems - ARCS 2017 by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Diversity and Inclusion in the Global Workplace by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Politics and Bureaucracy in the Norwegian Welfare State by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Biogas Science and Technology by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Political Economy Perspectives on the Greek Crisis by Mikhail P. Solon
Cover of the book Technological Change and Skill Development in Arab Gulf Countries by Mikhail P. Solon
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy