Theoretical research in elementary particle physics will focus on (1) The phenomenological and cosmological implications of extra Higgs bosons, (2) The implications for supersymmetry if a Higgs boson were to be discovered within the next two years, (3) Study of whether a potential instability of the standard model ground state is empirically acceptable, and (4) A proposal for a new class of experiments searching for lepton number violation at the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility. The Higgs bosons represent the one aspect of the weak nuclear force about which essentially nothing is yet known. Yet, they are a very central aspect of our understanding of this force. Thus, study of these bosons is extremely important. Lepton number violation has never been seen, but its existence is predicted by a number of intriguing models, so searching for it is of considerable interest.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Physics (PHY)
Application #
9003802
Program Officer
Boris J. Kayser
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1990-06-01
Budget End
1993-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1990
Total Cost
$72,236
Indirect Cost
Name
College of William and Mary
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Williamsburg
State
VA
Country
United States
Zip Code
23187