Elementary-particle physics : revealing the secrets of energy and matter / Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Elementary-Particle Physics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Particles (Nuclear physics).

Particle accelerators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Part of the Physics in a New Era series of assessments of the various branches of the field, Elementary-Particle Physics reviews progress in the field over the past 10 years and recommends actions needed to address the key questions that remain unanswered. It explains in simple terms the present picture of how matter is constructed. As physicists have probed ever deeper into the structure of matter, they have begun to explore one of the most fundamental questions that one can ask about the universe: What gives matter its mass? A new international accelerator to be built at the European laboratory CERN will begin to explore some of the mechanisms proposed to give matter its heft. The committee recommends full U.S. participation in this project as well as various other experiments and studies to be carried out now and in the longer term.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 What Is Elementary-Particle Physics?

3 Symmetries, Forces, and Particles

4 The Past 25 Years: Establishing the Standard Model

5 The Physics of the Next Decade

6 Accelerators and Detectors: The Tools of Elementary-Particle Physics

7 The Role of New Facilities

8 Accelerator-Detector Technology and Benefits to Society

9 Interactions with and Connections to Other Branches of Physics and Technology

10 Elementary-Particle Physics in Today's Society

11 Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix Glossary, Abbreviations, and Acronyms.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780309174169

0309174163

9780309521789

0309521785

9780585027876

0585027870

OCLC:

923258102