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Jose Wudka
Professor of Physics
Ph.D. 1986, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High Energy Physics: Theory and phenomenology.
E-mail: jose.wudka@ucr.edu
Phone: (951) 827-4296
Fax: (951) 827-4529
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There exists now a very successful standard model of the fundamental
constituents of matter and the forces which act between them. Nevertheless,
many basic issues are yet to be explored. The theoretical particle physics
research at UCR is concerned with the extension of our knowledge at this
exciting frontier. Some current topics on which we are working include possible
extensions of the standard model and their experimental signatures, the
unification of all or some of the fundamental forces, the origin of mass, the
possible violation of fundamental conservation laws, and the fermion and gauge
boson masses from the dynamics of four-fermi interaction models.
Phenomenological studies and model building for hadron-hadron and
electron-positron scattering at high energies are an important component of
this program. In particular, there is a close collaboration with the
experimental group in testing theoretical predictions on production of weak
vector bosons, heavy quarks, and super-symmetric particles.
Another exciting area which is currently under rapid development concerns
the interplay between particle physics and astrophysics. Using the methods of
both these subjects, phenomena not accessible using Earth-bound experiments
can be studied. Presently, we are concerned with understanding the properties
of neutrinos using this approach.
Selected Publications
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