BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.22 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ashutosh Kotwal\, Duke University\n\n
The Standard Model of p article physics has been a crowning achievement of fundamental physics\, c ulminating in the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012. As a quantum theor y of the building blocks of matter and forces\, it has been one of the mos t successful theories in science. The recent measurement of the mass of th e W boson disagrees with the theory prediction. This upset to the Standard Model may point towards exciting new discoveries in particle physics in t he coming years. We will discuss the Standard Model\, the crucial role of the W boson\, and how it has become the harbinger of new laws of nature. p>\n DTSTART:20221014T193000Z LOCATION:Clark Hall\, Room 108 SUMMARY:The Heavyweight W boson - an Upset to the Standard Model of Particl e Physics END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR