Published November 20, 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

The state of the standard model

Creators

  • 1. Theoretical Physics Department, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)

Description

I quickly review the successes of quantum chromodynamics. Then I assess the current state of the electroweak theory, making brief comments about the search for the Higgs boson and some of the open issues for the theory. I sketch the problems of mass and mass scales, and point to a speculative link between the question of identity and large extra dimensions. To conclude, I return to QCD and the possibility that its phase structure might inform our understanding of electroweak symmetry breaking

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Identifiers

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
542
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 3-28
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
5. international conference on physics potential and development of muon colliders and neutrino factories
Acronym
MUMU99
Dates
15-17 Dec 1999
Place
San Francisco, CA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35067778
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING CONSTANTS; HIGGS BOSONS; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; STANDARD MODEL; SU-2 GROUPS; SU-3 GROUPS; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SU GROUPS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS

Optional Information

Notes
(c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.