Professor Morimitsu Tanimoto of Niigata University announces research results at Van Lang University

On February 02, 2023, Van Lang University was honored to welcome Prof. Morimitsu Tanimoto from Niigata University  (Japan) visited, worked, and reported on the theme "Symmetry of Quark and Lepton Flavors" aiming to expand international cooperation and access the latest research directions in High Energy Physics.

The event was organized by Science and Technology Advanced Institute (STAI) - VLU both online and offline. 

At the opening of the event, Assoc. Dr. Pham Thanh Phong - Director of the STAI shared: “Thank you Prof. Morimitsu Tanimoto for spending time visiting Van Lang University and presenting his latest research results on High Energy Physics. I believe that through this report, the Physics researchers in our university will be able to learn more about the newest research trend in the world about High Energy Physics. This is also an opportunity for the research collaboration between STAI, VLU, and Niigata University (Japan) in the near future.”

Professor Emeritus - Morimitsu Tanimoto - Niigata University (Japan), is a world-famous scientist in High Energy Physics, specializing in the Flavor physics of quarks and leptons. He was a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physics with many outstanding scientific works and achievements.

The reports of Prof. Morimitsu Tanimoto at VLU include:

1. Flavor problem in standard model
2. Modular Symmetry
3. CP violation and Breaking of modular symmetry
4. Quark mass hierarchy

After the report, the participants had a lively discussion on related contents, especially about “Flavor problem in Standard model”. Prof. Morimitsu Tanimoto also spent much time answering the question and explaining “Particles in the Standard model”. By briefing the discovery of Electrons, Protons, and Photons, Professor provided listeners with in-depth knowledge about quarks and leptons, at the same time clarified the issues around “Flavor problem in standard model”. This was one of the valuable science activities, which helped the VLU’s physics research community to update their in-depth knowledge.

Prof. Morimitsu Tanimoto not only provided new theories but also reviewed famous physics theories such as Fermi's theory of Beta Decay (Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938), Professor T. Kajita's studies on neutrinos (Nobel Prize in Physics 2015), etc. In order to create arguments for the research works as well as to give the researchers a clarification on the main contents and widen the new and more in-depth issues. The professor emphasized that “Modular Symmetry” is the key to explaining difficult questions about the behavior of leptons and quarks, and it also develops Flavor theory.

In addition to announcing research results, Prof. Morimitsu Tanimoto and STAI also deeply discussed research cooperation directions between Van Lang University and Niigata University in the near future, hoping to bring more breakthroughs in Science and Technology field and soon affirming VLU's position in the scientific research community of Vietnam and the world.