Physics Studies

Mandate

The Physics Studies Work Package supports and encourages a community of experimentalists and theorists who can commit resources (mostly human) to the development of the FCC science program in the coming years.  

Organisation

The Physics Studies Work Package is built on the previous Physics Programme and Physics Performance work packages, now merged into a single unified entity. The new structure is organised around physics groups covering the full FCC physics landscape, including new responsibilities at the physics–software interface (MC event generation, precision calculations, and high-level reconstruction). More details on this reorganisation can be found in the 2026 FCC Physics Meeting plenary session: FCC Physics Studies Work Package Plan & Vision.

Goals

Documentation

Document the findings in a detailed note accompanying the pre-TDR report (to be delivered to the CERN Council in September 2027);

Evaluation

Articulate the physics case, feasibility, and schedule implications of the different stages of the project (not limited to the currently proposed stages);

Community

to gather the worldwide theory community to address the theoretical challenges and provide new conceptual solutions to implement and interpret the experimental measurements;

Frameworks

Define and implement strategies to match the experimental and theoretical uncertainties to the projected statistical precision.

Contact Details

Contact persons and mailing lists are listed on the PED Organisation page

Documentation

Updates

Publications, Workshops, Meetups and More

Other helpful resources

Academic Training Lectures

Academic training lectures and schools are listed in the “In-Reach” section of the RESOURCES page