Takeshi Kobayashi: Magnetic Monopoles in Heaven and Earth
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AlbaNova Main Building
Magnetic monopoles are hypothetical particles that carry a magnetic charge. They are predicted to exist as soliton solutions in a wide range of particle physics theories beyond the Standard Model, however an experimental detection of monopoles is notoriously difficult. In this talk I will give an introduction to monopoles, with an emphasis on searches in terrestrial experiments and astrophysical observations. I will then explain that the magnetic fields in our universe are particularly useful for unveiling the properties of monopoles, and why now is a great time for carrying out such studies.
About the speaker: I like to study early universe cosmology and astroparticle physics. I work at SISSA in Trieste, Italy.
Oksana Iarygina (speaker host), Alex Burgman & Azi Fattahi (OKC colloquium coordinators)