# PhD Thesis

Published:

## Phenomenology of searches for new neutral resonances in top quark pair production at the LHC

My PhD thesis was submitted to the University of Southampton in March 2018 and I passed my viva in May 2018. I was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Particle Physics on 14 September 2018.

## NExT PhD School

The first year consisted primarily of courses in theoretical high-energy physics from the NExT PhD School. Core courses:

• Quantum field theory
• Group theory and symmetries
• The Standard Model
• Beyond the Standard Model
• Supersymmetry
• Phenomenology

Assessments:

• QFT problem – Calculation of the differential cross section for Compton scattering in tree-level quantum electrodynamics
• AQFT problem – Calculation of the $\beta$ function for a general $\textrm{SU}(n)$ scalar QCD at one-loop level

The PDF is available to download here. I revise it occasionally to fix any lingering typos; the last revised date can be found at the bottom of the title page.

## Citation

@phdthesis{millar2018,
author  = "Millar, Declan Andrew",
title   = "Phenomenology of searches for new neutral resonances in top quark pair production at the LHC",
school  = "University of Southampton",