Scalar Boson Decays to Tau Leptons

Part I. Theoretical Bases

1. The Standard Model of Particle Physics
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2. Physics Beyond the Standard Model
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3. Statistics
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Part II. Experimental Bases

4. Experimental Setup
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5. Event Generation, Simulation and Reconstruction
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6. Tau Lepton Reconstruction and Identification
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Part III. SM Physics Analyses

7. Search for the SM Scalar in the




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8. Search for the SM Scalar in the




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9. Combination of Searches for the SM Scalar Boson Decaying to Taus
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Part IV. BSM Physics Analyses

10. Search for a Heavy Pseudoscalar Boson ADecaying to Zh in the




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Final State
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11. Search for Exotic Decays of the SM-Like Scalar Boson in the




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Final State
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12. Search for a Light Pseudoscalar Decaying to Taus
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13. Search for a Heavy Di-tau Resonance in the MSSM
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Part V. Status and Prospects

14. Overview of LHC Results and Prospects for Future Colliders
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15. Conclusion
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Keywords: Physics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics