High energy physics involves the study of the fundamental building blocks of nature at the shortest distances. These are the fundamental particles that are described by quantum fields such as the Higgs field found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Our group studies theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics both from theoretical and phenomenological perspectives.
For our latest developments/activities in this area, please see the listing below.
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a consortium including our group member Hector Olivares, has revealed new detailed images of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87 — known as M87* — which show a dynamic environment, with changing polarization patterns near the black hole. More: Video explanation, UA online, EHT website.
The XVIII edition of the Black Holes Workshop will take place at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, on December 18-19, 2025.
As part of the celebrations marking 10 years of gravitational wave observations, the Aveiro outreach centre Fábrica presents the exhibition Traces of Curvature (Traços de curvatura). This artistic retrospective reflects on the scientific work in strong gravity carried out at the University of Aveiro, which now celebrates its 15th anniversary.
The 2015 Gr@v paper "Shadows of Kerr black holes with scalar hair", published in Physical Review Letters (making the cover of the publication issue), has reached 500 citations in the INSPIRE database.
The 2025 summer school of the Portuguese Mathematics Society takes place in Mirandela. C. Herdeiro is one of the invited speakers.