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Dr. Grant Larsen

Assistant Professor of Physics
Teaching Area(s)
Physics
Education
PhD, Physics, University of California, Berkeley
MA, UC Berkeley
BS, University of Chicago
BA, University of Chicago
Contact
618.374.5292
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Dr. Grant Larsen specializes in particle physics phenomenology and theoretical cosmology. In English, that means he theorizes about the structure, principles, and behavior of the smallest and largest things in the physical universe and how they relate.

Scholarly Interests

  • Quantum multiverse
  • Gravity-electroweak hierarchy problem
  • Supersymmetry
  • Extra dimensions
  • Holography
  • Black holes

Contributions to Field

Larsen contributed to a (perhaps partial) solution to the cosmological constant problem by applying the quantum multiverse solution to the measure problem.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Sigma Xi
  • American Association of Physics Teachers, Illinois section

Publications and Presentations

  • "Supersymmetry with Light Stops." Grant Larsen, Yasunori Nomura, Hannes L.L. Roberts. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2012.
  • "The Cosmological Constant in the Quantum Multiverse." Grant Larsen, Yasunori Nomura, Hannes L.L. Roberts. Physical Review, 2011.
  • Invited Speaker, Illinois Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 2015.
  • MIT Center for Theoretical Physics, Nuclear and Particle Theory Seminar, 2013.
  • UC Berkeley Experimental Particle Physics Seminar, 2012.
  • UC Berkeley Particle Phenomenology Seminar, 2012.

For additional publications and presentations, please see the CV below.

CV: 
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