Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the International e+e- Linear
Collider (ILC) will be complementary in many respects, as has been
demonstrated at previous generations of hadron and lepton colliders. This
report addresses the possible interplay between the LHC and ILC in testing the
Standard Model and in discovering and determining the origin of new physics.
Mutual benefits for the physics programme at both machines can occur both at
the level of a combined interpretation of Hadron Collider and Linear Collider
data and at the level of combined analyses of the data, where results obtained
at one machine can directly influence the way analyses are carried out at the
other machine. Topics under study comprise the physics of weak and strong
electroweak symmetry breaking, supersymmetric models, new gauge theories,
models with extra dimensions, and electroweak and QCD precision physics. The
status of the work that has been carried out within the LHC / LC Study Group
so far is summarised in this report. Possible topics for future studies are
outlined.
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