Research Areas of the SFB TR9 - Computational Particle Physics

Project- (code)	Titel	Research Area	Principal investigators, institute, location
A	Perturbative methods and lattice simulation in quantum field theory
A1	Multiloop calculations and computer algebraic in quantum field theory	Perturbative quantum field theory, computer algebra, high energy physics	Kuehn, TTP - KA
A2	Parallelization of computer algebraic program systems	Computer algebra, parallelization	Kuehn, TTP - KA Steinhauser, TTP - KA
A3 (term.)	Efficient techniques for lattice perturbation theory	Theoretical particle physics, lattice field theory, Monte Carlo methods, particles phenomenology	Wolff, IP - HU Kuehn, TTP - KA
A4	Chirally invariant and twisted mass formulations of the QCD on the lattice	Theoretical particle physics, lattice field theory, lattice QCD, topology, chiral symmetry	Mueller-Preussker, IP - HU Jansen, NIC, DESY, Zeuthen
A5 (new)	Automated NLO/NLL Monte Carlo programs for the LHC	Perturbative quantum field theory, loop corrections, NLO and NLL Monte Carlo programs	Kraemer, TTK - AC Czakon, TTK - AC
B	Predictions for high-energy reactions
B1	Precision predictions for massive particle production	Perturbative quantum field theory, computer algebra, high energy physics	Moch, DESY, Zeuthen Czakon, TTK - AC Riemann, DESY, Zeuthen
B2	Lattice computation of input parameter of perturbative QCD	Theoretical particle physics, lattice field theory, Monte Carlo methods, particle phenomenology	Wolff, IP - HU
B3	Parton distribution functions on the lattice and in the continuum	Theoretical particle physics, lattice gauge theory, automated analytic perturbative computations in QCD, deeply inelastic scattering	Bluemlein, DESY, Zeuthen Jansen, NIC, DESY, Zeuthen
B4	Production of unstable particles	Effective field theory, collider physics phenomenology	Beneke, Co-operation partner
B5	Precise calculations for Higgs and BSM physics at the LHC	LHC phenomenology, loop corrections, Higgs physics, supersymmetry, alternative new physics models	Zeppenfeld, IThP - KA Kraemer TTK - AC Muehlleitner IThP - KA
C	Heavy quarks and flavour physics
C1	Strong interaction effects in B meson decays	B mesons physics, lattice gauge theory and perturbative methods, determination of the CKM matrix, CP violation und physics beyond the SM	Sommer, NIC, DESY, Zeuthen
C3	Threshold production of top-quark pairs and other heavy particles	Top-quark physics, non-relativistic effective theory	Steinhauser, TTP - KA
C4	Top-quark physics at colliders	Theoretical particle physics, collider phenomenology	Bernreuther, TTK - AC Moch, DESY, Zeuthen Uwer, IP - HU
C5	Multiloop-calculations with heavy fermions in the SM ans MSSM	Perturbative quantum field theory, heavy quarks, rare B decays, supersymmetric corrections, threshold corrections, properties of the Higgs boson	Steinhauser, TTP - KA Mihaila, TTP - KA
C6 (term.)	Flavour physics beyond the SM	Elementary particle physics, Flavour physics, supersymmetry	Nierste, TTP - KA Beneke, TTK - AC
Z	Central tasks of the Transregional CRC		Kraemer, TTK - AC

Abreviations

TTP - KA	Institute of Theoretical Particle Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
TTK - AC	Institute of Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology, RWTH Aachen University
NIC/DESY Zeuthen	John von Neumann-Institute of Computing, DESY, Zeuthen
DESY Zeuthen	Theory Group DESY, Zeuthen
IP-HU	Institute of Physics, Humboldt-University in Berlin
IThP - KA	Institute of Theoretical Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Last Change: 26th January 2015