SEMINAR: Physics Seminar

Brane world models in string theory suggest that our universe is a slice, or ‘brane’, of a higher-dimensional space-time. One consequence of these models is that the fundamental energy scale of quantum gravity may be within reach of current particle physics experiments. In particular, copious numbers of mini black holes may be formed by collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. In this talk we will review recent research on the formation and subsequent evaporation of these mini-black holes. We focus on the experimental signatures of these processes and discuss existing experimental bounds on black hole production.