http://www.jthaler.net/ 2010-09-04T14:47:35-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/ http://www.jthaler.net/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-07-23T15:33:49-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=about&rev=1279913629&do=diff [Jesse Thaler] The Short of It I am currently an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I work in the Center for Theoretical Physics, focusing my research on the Large Hadron Collider experiment at CERN. Once upon a time I played tenor sax, but I switched to upright bass when I found out that “String Theory” was going to revolutionize particle physics. text/html 2008-09-05T20:42:52-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=backgrounds&rev=1220661772&do=diff Signals of physics beyond the standard model (BSM) can often be masked by standard model (SM) processes. In tandem with my continuing work on model building and model interpretation for the LHC, I have started to study contemporary methods for estimating SM backgrounds. text/html 2010-08-31T22:49:40-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=bsm_club&rev=1283309380&do=diff Summer 2010 Speaker Comments Sept 16, 2010 Jesse Thaler Highlights from Implications of First LHC Data ... :?: Spring 2010 De Facto Organizers: Teppo Jouttenus, Francesco D'Eramo, Jesse Thaler Speaker Title March 11, 2010 Francesco D'Eramo Cogent Results, 1002.4703, 1003.0014, 1003.0682 March 18, 2010 Daniele Bertolini Electroweak Symmetry Breaking from Monopole Condensation April 1, 2010 Josephine Suh Unified … text/html 2010-07-15T09:14:23-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=bsm_people&rev=1279199663&do=diff Listed here are particle theorists actively engaged in research on Beyond the Standard Model physics. This list is clearly not complete. Those particle theorists who would like to have their names and web pages included in (or excluded from) the list are kindly asked to send a message to jthaler@jthaler.net. text/html 2010-02-16T21:32:58-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=contact&rev=1266373978&do=diff My new office in the Center for Theoretical Physics Jesse Thaler Asst. Prof. of Physics, MIT-CTP Wires Email : jthaler@mit.edu Web : www.jthaler.net Phone : 617.253.3713 Fax : 617.253.8674 Snails Jesse Thaler Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave, 6-318 Cambridge, MA 02139 text/html 2010-07-17T08:17:55-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=cv&rev=1279369075&do=diff My (old) cv is also available as a PDF file. Wires Email : <jthaler@jthaler.net> Web : <http://www.jthaler.net/> Office : 617.253.3713 Cell : 617.642.8622 Snails Home : Jesse Thaler 17 Lilac Ct Cambridge, MA 02141 Office : Jesse Thaler Center for Theoretical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave, 6-318 Cambridge, MA 02139 text/html 2010-07-07T14:53:32-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=dark_matter&rev=1278528812&do=diff Semi-annihilation of Dark Matter * Semi-annihilation of Dark Matter. Francesco D'Eramo and Jesse Thaler. arXiv:1003.5912. Constraining the Axion Portal with B Meson Decays * Constraining the Axion Portal with B -> K l+ l-. Marat Freytsis, Zoltan Ligeti, and Jesse Thaler. Phys. Rev. D81:034001 (2010), arXiv:0911.5355. text/html 2010-07-07T12:48:55-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=education&rev=1278521335&do=diff See my cv. Harvard University, A.M. (June 2004), Ph.D. (June 2006) Coursework * Phys 210: General Relativity (Prof. Strominger) * Phys 211: Black Holes (Prof. Strominger) * Phys 232a: Electromagnetism (Prof. Golovchenko) * Phys 247r: Laboratory Course in Contemporary Physics (Prof. Pershan) * Phys 251a: Quantum Mechanics A (Prof. Marcus) * Phys 251b: Quantum Mechanics B (Prof. Marcus) * Phys 253a: Quantum Field Theory A (Prof. Coleman) * Phys 253b: Quantum Field Theory B (Pr… text/html 2010-07-07T14:46:55-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=jet_substructure&rev=1278528415&do=diff Jet Trimming * Jet Trimming. David Krohn, Jesse Thaler, and Lian-Tao Wang. JHEP 1002:084 (2010), arXiv:0912.1342. Variable R Jets * Jets with Variable R. David Krohn, Jesse Thaler, and Lian-Tao Wang. JHEP 0906:059 (2009), arXiv:0903.0392. Boosted Tops Spring 2008 text/html 2010-07-07T14:18:44-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=join&rev=1278526724&do=diff Prospective Postdocs With its huge breadth of research interests and expertise, the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT is a great place to do postdoctoral research. Please contact me for further information about the group. Formal CTP postdoc applications are available on Academic Jobs Online. text/html 2010-07-07T14:32:27-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=jthaler.net&rev=1278527547&do=diff [California or Maine?] about | contact | questions | links | Jesse Thaler [Light in Madrid] cv | research | join | seminars | notes Assistant Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology JDT | CTP | Physics | MIT Sasha and Jesse's Wedding | jthaler.net (v1) text/html 2010-07-07T14:45:50-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=lhc_inverse&rev=1278528350&do=diff We eagerly await data from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and we anticipate that LHC data will provide hints for what physics lies beyond the Standard Model (BSM). In studies that explore how accurately the LHC can determine the parameters of a specific BSM scenario, it is found that the LHC can often achieve a remarkable level of precision. text/html 2010-07-07T14:37:12-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=links&rev=1278527832&do=diff Don't see your name here? Drop me a line! * Arthur * Ashton * Christophe * Emily * Jason * Katie * Kendra * Mike * Stefan * My (sparse) profile on Facebook * The New York Times * Political Cartoons * Crosswords * National Public Radio * This American Life * Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! * On the Media * Radiolab text/html 2010-07-07T14:49:43-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=little_higgs&rev=1278528583&do=diff Summer 2004 - Spring 2006 The hypothetical Higgs boson is responsible for generating masses for almost all of the fundamental Standard Model particles. For theoretical consistency, the Higgs boson must be lighter than 1 TeV, but a naïve quantum calculation suggests that the natural mass of the Higgs boson should be closer to 1016 TeV than 1 TeV, a discrepancy known as the “hierarchy problem.” By far the most popular mechanism for explaining the lightness of the Higgs boson is supersymmetry (SU… text/html 2008-09-05T20:24:34-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=lorentz_violation&rev=1220660674&do=diff [Symmetry Breaking] Spring 2004 - Fall 2005 In 1886, Michelson and Morley conducted an experiment that proved that there was no “luminous ether.” The idea that light waves could propagate without a propagation media contradicted everything that was known about wave physics at the time, but this crucial realization was the foundation of Einstein's theory of special relativity. In essence, if there is no ether, then there is no preferred rest frame in the universe, so all non-accelerating observ… text/html 2008-09-05T20:41:31-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=natural_unnatural&rev=1220661691&do=diff The principle of naturalness asserts that quantum corrections should be not much larger than semi-classical expectations. Naturalness is not needed for the theoretical consistency of particle physics, but in the past, apparent breakdowns of naturalness have often been resolved by discovering new natural theories of the universe. text/html 2010-07-07T14:21:01-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=notes&rev=1278526861&do=diff This page is a placeholder; sorry to disappoint. * education Here are statements that I believe to be true in Natural Units (hbar = c = 1). Hope I'm right... * 1 = 6.58 x 10-25 sec GeV * 1 = 1.97 x 10-16 meter GeV * 1 = 1.97 x 10-14 centimeter GeV * sec = 3.00 x 108 meter * sec = 3.00 x 1010 centimeter * 1 = 1.60 x 10-19 Coulomb * Tesla = 3.72 x 10-16 GeV2 * 1 = 15.4 millibarn GeV2 text/html 2010-08-30T09:31:13-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=np_seminar&rev=1283175073&do=diff Fall 2010 Info All seminars take place in the CTP seminar room Mondays at 2:00 pm. In special cases, some seminars may also be held on Tuesdays at 2:00pm or 4:00pm. Organizing Committee: Jesse Thaler, Frank Tackmann (?), Keith Rehermann (?), Frank Wilzcek (?), Roman Jackiw text/html 2008-04-22T08:25:25-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=orange_links&rev=1208867125&do=diff Nothing to see here. Move on... text/html 2008-04-24T11:43:24-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=past_projects&rev=1209051804&do=diff [Deconstructing Dimensions] Summer 2003 I participated in a reading group led by Nima Arkani-Hamed exploring three topics in Beyond the Standard Model Physics: Cosmology, Extra Dimensions, and Supersymmetry. The Standard Model of particle physics is an incredible triumph for theoretical physics. Within a mathematically consistent framework, it explains all known subatomic interactions up to the energy scales of current particle accelerators. It provides excellent predictions about the comp… text/html 2009-12-19T15:57:05-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=previous_contact&rev=1261256225&do=diff My office at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in the Theoretical Physics Group. Rm. 5056G in Building 50. I have a view... of a concrete wall. Need directions? Wires Email : <jthaler@jthaler.net> Web : <http://www.jthaler.net/> Phone : 510.486.4468 Fax : 510.486.6808 text/html 2010-07-07T14:36:49-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=questions&rev=1278527809&do=diff I'm interested in working in your research group. Where do I sign up? There is some information about joining my group. If you have further questions, send me an email. Why a wiki? Though I loved my old black and white webpage, I never got around to editting it much. In the wiki format, editing and viewing pages take the same amount of work, so my innate narcissism will drive me to actually make updated content. Or at least that's the hope... text/html 2010-09-02T09:24:00-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=research&rev=1283433840&do=diff [Early Career Trajectory] The dots above indicate publications on my cv. My research interests span a wide range of topics in and beyond the standard model: * Goldstini * Jet Substructure * Hidden Sector Dark Matter * The Axion Portal * Novel Dark Matter Dynamics * Standard Model Background Estimation * Little Higgs * The LHC Inverse Problem * (Un)natural Model Building * Spontaneous Lorentz Violation * Black Hole Dynamics text/html 2010-07-17T08:18:45-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=research_details&rev=1279369125&do=diff This is a reorganization of the publications on my cv, organized by topic. Descriptions of each topic forthcoming. Goldstini Start Here * Goldstini. Clifford Cheung, Yasunori Nomura, and Jesse Thaler. JHEP 1003:073 (2010), arXiv:1002.1967. text/html 2010-07-20T18:40:53-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=seminars&rev=1279665653&do=diff * Nuclear/Particle Theory Seminar * BSM Journal Club * Physicists in BSM Physics text/html 2010-07-07T15:26:53-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1278530813&do=diff * home * about * contact * questions * links * physics * cv * research (in detail) * join * seminars * Jesse Thaler text/html 2010-07-07T14:54:27-04:00 http://www.jthaler.net/doku.php?id=supersymmetry&rev=1278528867&do=diff A Definitive Signal of Multiple Supersymmetry Breaking at the LHC * A Definitive Signal of Multiple Supersymmetry Breaking at the LHC. Clifford Cheung, Jeremy Mardon, Yasunori Nomura, and Jesse Thaler. arXiv:1004.4637. Goldstini * Goldstini. Clifford Cheung, Yasunori Nomura, and Jesse Thaler. JHEP 1003:073 (2010), arXiv:1002.1967.