High Energy Physics

Dear Colleagues,

The Standard Model (SM) is both at the height of its success and on the verge of being surpassed.  Four decades of experimental measurements and tests of the Standard Model have resulted in a number of successful discoveries. Although the Standard Model is at a pivotal moment in its history with the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson, yet it leaves many open questions. 

Symmetry (as well as symmetry breaking) plays an important role in particle physics to understand the synthesis of the subatomic particles and the forces that govern them, with elegance that has far-reaching implications. In general, symmetries place constraints about the properties of the subatomic particles and the interactions between them. On the other hand, the consequence of broken symmetries provide an explanation how the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces arise that dictate the nature of their interactions.  Extensions of symmetry to supersymmetry (SUSY) have made theoretical advancements to the Standard Model.  In this Special Issue of Symmetry we will focus on the applications and use of symmetry (including broken symmetry) and supersymmetry (SUSY) in field of High Energy Physics in topics that are both within the Standard Model (SM) and Beyond the Standard Model (BSM).  Papers in both theoretical and experimental High Energy Physics will be accepted.

Dr. Akhtar Mahmood
Guest Editor

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