From nuclear structure to new physics

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Based on a simple pattern of symmetries and their breaking, and the non-Abelian gauge field theory framework, the Standard Model (SM) with its relatively few parameters sets stringent constraints on the possible outcomes of experimental measurements from low to high energies. This over-constraining power is a valuable tool for looking for deviations and failures of the SM through a statistical analysis of a broad ensemble of observables. Progress in this endeavor can be achieved along the following three directions:
– increasing the precision of the entries in this ensemble;
– expanding the pool of observables;
– increasing the magnitude and accuracy of constraints that various observables put upon each other.

This is clearly an interdisciplinary effort requiring cutting-edge experiment, theories, and phenomenology to work in close cooperation.

This workshop will address the low-energy probes that access the electroweak lepton-quark interactions using atomic nuclei, elaborate on connections between beta decays, parity violation, and the physics of exotic and ordinary atoms, and study the impact of these probes in a broader context through the global electroweak fit to low-energy and collider data in the Standard Model and beyond. The atomic, nuclear, and particle communities often work separately. This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together experts from these fields, both theorists and experimentalists, and create an exciting context for them to interact, recognize intersections, foster connections, and seek possibilities to guide the planning of future scientific programs.

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