Affiliation:
1. School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
Abstract
In the first part of the paper, I give a low-resolution overview of the current state of particle physics — the triumph of the Standard Model and its discontents. I review and re-endorse the remarkably direct and (to me) compelling argument that existing data, properly interpreted, point toward a unified theory of fundamental particle interactions and toward low-energy supersymmetry as the near-term future of high energy physics as a natural science. I then attempt, as requested, some more "visionary" — i.e. even lower resolution — comments about the farther future. In that spirit, I emphasize the continuing importance of condensed matter physics as a source of inspiration and potential application, in particular for expansion of symmetry concepts, and of cosmology as a source of problems, applications, and perhaps ultimately limitations.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Subject
Astronomy and Astrophysics,Nuclear and High Energy Physics,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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5 articles.
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