P H Y S I C S
C O L L O Q U I U M

Christopher Mauger
California Institute of Technology

Neutrino flavor-mixing - news from the frontier



ABSTRACT


Chargeless and extremely light, neutrinos are nevertheless critical to 
our understanding of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. The 
first evidence for physics beyond the standard model of particle physics 
came from neutrino oscillation experiments. Neutrinos allow us to 
directly probe stellar interiors and play a crucial role in supernova 
dynamics. Though their masses are small, they affect the large-scale 
structure of the universe. After a brief introduction to neutrino flavor 
mixing and an update on the status of the field, I discuss the 
near-future directions of flavor-mixing physics and how those directions 
might impact our understanding of particle physics, astrophysics and 
cosmology.









Monday, February 4, 2008
4:00 p.m.
ENPH 202