Aim of the workshop:
The top-quark mass definition and determination is a major subject of debate in both theoretical and experimental communities. Different strategies to relate the measured and theoretical quantities have been envisaged. The aim of this 3-day meeting is to convene experts on this topic to stimulate an informal discussion on different aspects of the issue. We plan to have only three or four talks each day, and plenty of time to discuss the connection between the experimentally reconstructed top mass relying on Monte Carlo generators and different theoretical mass definitions, including the most advanced strategies. Implications of the top-mass determination for physics beyond the standard model will be also covered. The general approach and format will be pedagogical, the audience ranging from top-quark physics experts to graduate students, and should favour extended discussion among participants.
Confirmed Speakers:
The top-quark mass definition and determination is a major subject of debate in both theoretical and experimental communities. Different strategies to relate the measured and theoretical quantities have been envisaged. The aim of this 3-day meeting is to convene experts on this topic to stimulate an informal discussion on different aspects of the issue. We plan to have only three or four talks each day, and plenty of time to discuss the connection between the experimentally reconstructed top mass relying on Monte Carlo generators and different theoretical mass definitions, including the most advanced strategies. Implications of the top-mass determination for physics beyond the standard model will be also covered. The general approach and format will be pedagogical, the audience ranging from top-quark physics experts to graduate students, and should favour extended discussion among participants.
Confirmed Speakers:
Spyridon Argyropoulos (DESY, Hamburg)
Vincenzo Branchina (Catania U. & INFN)
Roberto Chierici (CNRS & IPNL, Lyon)
Marina Cobal (Udine U. & INFN)
Roberto Franceschini (CERN, Geneva)
Andrè Hoang (Vienna U.)
Sandra Leone (INFN Pisa)
Fabio Maltoni (Louvain U.)
Sven-Olaf Moch (DESY, Hamburg)
Michael Scherer (Heidelberg U.)
Adrian Signer (PSI, Villigen)
