Thursday, January 11, 2007, 16:00
WHGA Auditorium
K. Desch, Bonn University
Abstract:
The quest for the origin of mass is a driving theme in fundamental
physics since long. With the start of data taking at the LHC we will get
decisive clues. In particular a Higgs boson will most likely be observed
if it exists. In order to understand the physics of the Higgs mechanism
and its realisation in Nature a precision instrument like the ILC will
become indispensible. The collquium will introcude the scientific
questions around the origin of mass, discuss the capabilities of the ILC
to answer them and give an overview about the current status of the
development of the machine and the detectors.