The coming revolutions in particle physics. (cover story)

• Autores: Chris Quigg
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 298, Nº. 2, 2008, págs. 46-53
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article explains that due to the nature of the Standard Model of particle physics, the creation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is guaranteed to result in a reformation of the world of physics. The author explains that the main motivation for the construction of the LHC is to discover the nature of the Higgs particle, which is the last known element of matter that is known to exist but remains undiscovered. INSETS: BREAKING SYMMETRY;THE HIERARCHY PROBLEM;WANTED: NEW PHYSICS;Hidden Symmetry That Shapes Our World