Beyond Leading Order: Using Computation to Constrain Fundamental Physics

超越主序：利用计算来约束基础物理

• 批准号: 1068080
• 负责人: John Giblin
• 金额: $ 7.5万
• 依托单位: Kenyon College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1068080&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Beyond; Leading; Order; Using; Computation

This award funds the research of Assistant Professor John T. Giblin, Jr. at Kenyon College.The Cosmos is a laboratory in which we can test physics at extremely high energies. As such, information about high-energy processes in the Cosmos provides one way of understanding the fundamental nature of matter, gravity, and the interactions of particles at those energies. This award funds work that will help interpret the information we observe in the Cosmos, and will demonstrate how these observations are tied to theories of fundamental particle physics. Professor Giblin and his students will use high-performance computing to simulate models of high-energy physics, and use these simulations to predict observational consequences of these models. Once completed, this work will enable physicists to constrain a variety of different models and parameters --- results which may have implications for the design of the next generation of observational missions.This award also addresses several broader needs. First, it provides funding for undergraduate students over the next three years. Meaningful undergraduate participation in original research is critical in inspiring the next generation of scientists and a critical part of scientific education. Further, this award will fund a "Saturday Science" program at Kenyon College. This program will bring two hundred middle-school students each year to campus and provide a sensory introduction to science. Such programs are essential, particularly in rural communities, and will help bring young students into contact with professional scientists.

该奖项为肯尼恩学院的小约翰·T·吉布林（John T. Giblin）的助理教授的研究提供资金。宇宙是一个实验室，我们可以在该实验室中以极高的能量测试物理学。 因此，有关宇宙中高能过程的信息提供了一种理解物质，重力和粒子在这些能量上的相互作用的基本性质的方法。 这项奖项资金的工作将有助于解释我们在宇宙中观察到的信息，并将证明这些观察如何与基本粒子物理学理论相关联。 吉布林教授和他的学生将使用高性能计算来模拟高能物理学模型，并使用这些模拟来预测这些模型的观察结果。 完成后，这项工作将使物理学家能够限制各种不同的模型和参数 - 结果可能对下一代观测任务的设计产生影响。该奖项还解决了几个更广泛的需求。 首先，它在未来三年内为本科生提供资金。 有意义的本科参与原始研究对于启发下一代科学家和科学教育的关键部分至关重要。 此外，该奖项将资助肯尼恩学院的“星期六科学”计划。 该计划每年将为校园带来200名中学生，并为科学提供感官介绍。 这样的计划是必不可少的，尤其是在农村社区，将有助于使年轻学生与专业科学家接触。