Particle physics is the science which identifies nature's constituents and interactions at the most fundamental level, with an emphasis on comparing theoretical ideas with both terrestrial experiments and astrophysical observations. This mandate gives it a strong overlap with string theory, quantum gravity and cosmology. Particle physicists at Perimeter Institute are currently involved in identifying how cosmological observations and terrestrial accelerator and underground experiments constrain the theoretical possibilities for physics beyond the Standard Model.
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Scientific Machine Learning (Elective), PHYS 777, February 23 - March 27, 2026
This course introduces Scientific Machine Learning, beginning with an overview of traditional and modern machine learning methods illustrated with examples from physics. It then transitions to physics-informed approaches, where physical laws, symmetries, and mechanistic models are embedded into -
Standard Model (Elective), PHYS 622, January 5 - February 6, 2026
The course will give introduction into the structure of the Standard Model of particle physics and its field content. The emphasis will be made on the underlying principles, such as gauge invariance, cancellation of quantum anomalies, and Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism. Effective low-energy -
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Charting the Future Symposium
Charting the Future Symposium: Big questions in particle physics, strong gravity, and cosmology over the next 25 years Join us for a special symposium celebrating Perimeter’s 25th anniversary. This event offers a unique opportunity to unite Perimeter alumni and friends in the fields of cosmology -
Energy Operators in Particle Physics, QFT, and Gravity - June 6-13, 2025
Detector operators, of which the average null energy operator provides the most famous example, arise as direct theoretical models of asymptotic measurements in collider experiments. In QFT, detector operators are expressed in terms of "light-ray operators", whose correlation functions provide an -
Standard Model (Elective), PHYS 622, January 6 - February 5, 2025
The Standard Model of particle physics is introduced, and reviewed, from a modern effective field theory perspective. Instructor: Seyda Ipek/Gang Xu Students who are not part of the PSI MSc program should review enrollment and course format information here: https://perimeterinstitute.ca/graduate -
Quantum Field Theory II (Core), PHYS 603, November 12 - December 11, 2024
This course introduces the functional integral formalism, the renormalization group, and non-abelian gauge theory. Additional topics may be covered as time allows. Instructor: Francois David / Gang Xu Students who are not part of the PSI MSc program should review enrollment and course format -
Quantum Field Theory I (Core), PHYS 601, October 7 - November 6, 2024
The first half of the course explains why fields are desirable when quantum mechanics meets special relativity. The second half introduces different kinds of spinor fields and their interactions. Instructor: Gang Xu Students who are not part of the PSI MSc program should review enrollment and course -
Particle Physics
This course will cover phenomenological studies and experimental searches for new physics beyond the Standard Model, including: naturalness, extra dimension, supersymmetry, grand unification, dark matter candidates (WIMPs and axions) and their detection. -
Standard Model 2023/24
The Standard Model of particle physics is introduced, and reviewed, from a modern effective field theory perspective. -
TRISEP 2023
Talks are recorded and posted on PIRSA (within approx 24 hours). pirsa.org/C23020 The 2023 Tri-Institute Summer School on Elementary Particles (TRISEP) will be held June 19-30, 2023 in Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, ON, Canada. TRISEP is an international summer school -
Quantum Simulators of Fundamental Physics
-23 talks C23019 Conference/School Cosmology Strong Gravity Particle Physics Condensed Matter Quantum GravityThis meeting will bring together researchers from the quantum technology, atomic physics, and fundamental physics communities to discuss how quantum simulation can be used to gain new insight into the physics of black holes and the early Universe. The core program of the workshop is intended to