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Graduation Commencement

Colloquium Abstract

Date: April 24th, (116 Gore Hall at 4:00pm)

Speaker: Takaaki Kajita, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo

Title: The discovery of small neutrino masses

Abstract:

Neutrinos are very interesting particles. Studies of neutrinos have played a crucial role in the understanding of the laws of elementary particles and their interactions. Until recently, there was no evidence that neutrinos have masses. Small but non-zero masses of neutrinos have been discovered by studying neutrinos produced by cosmic ray interactions in the atmosphere. The small neutrino masses have profound implications for our understanding of particle physics and the universe. In this lecture, the discovery of neutrino masses will be discussed.