![]() ![]() For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization and advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus.Īncient Egyptian astronomy is evident in monuments like the ceiling of Senemut's tomb from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.Īstronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences. New ideas in physics often explain the fundamental mechanisms studied by other sciences and suggest new avenues of research in these and other academic disciplines such as mathematics and philosophy.Īdvances in physics often enable advances in new technologies. ![]() Physics intersects with many interdisciplinary areas of research, such as biophysics and quantum chemistry, and the boundaries of physics are not rigidly defined. Over much of the past two millennia, physics, chemistry, biology, and certain branches of mathematics were a part of natural philosophy, but during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century these natural sciences emerged as unique research endeavors in their own right. Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines and, through its inclusion of astronomy, perhaps the oldest. A scientist who specializes in the field of physics is called a physicist. Physics is one of the most fundamental scientific disciplines, with its main goal being to understand how the universe behaves. We especially encourage the participation of women and other under-represented groups.Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. ICTS is committed to building an environment that is inclusive, non-discriminatory and welcoming of diverse individuals. Gian Giudice, the head of the CERN theory division, on the theme, “Unsolved questions and future directions of particle physics”.Įligibility criteria: Postdocs and senior graduate students can apply to this program. Ph.D or have spent at least 3 years in the Ph.D program are encouraged to apply. ![]() This meeting will be built around the Infosys-ICTS Chandrasekhar Lecture to be delivered by Prof. The purpose of the discussion meeting is to bring together a small group of experts in theoretical and experimental high energy physics to discuss the abovementioned topics. It is imperative to address issues such as naturalness - the fundamental ansatz/belief that has guided the era of model building over the last few decades to expand the quest for particle physics properties of dark matter from traditional direct/indirect/collider searches to CMB/LSS/stellar-evolution data to more novel ideas and to re-examine the tantalizing but scattered hints emerging from the intensity frontier and cosmological measurements to move towards a fundamental organizing principle. The lack of any definitive signature of new physics at the electroweak scale and any unambiguous signal for dark matter at the colliders suggests that we need to critically analyze our theoretical prejudices in order to plan the possible road ahead. Along with advancements in our understanding in astrophysics, particle physicists are looking for clues of fundamental physics in the data of CMB, large scale structure, and even in gravitational waves. In parallel, the areas of cosmology and astroparticle physics have entered a precision era. The data from these colliders will be crucial in deciding the direction the field of particle physics will take in future. While the LHC at CERN is slowly gearing towards an era of high luminosity after discovering the Higgs boson, plans for future colliders (ILC in Japan, CLIC and FCC at CERN, and CEPC in China) are already at an advanced stage. ![]()
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