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| Title | Charting the Course for Elementary Particle Physics | |
| Author(s) | Richter, B. | |
| Publication Date | February 16, 2007 | |
| Report Number | SLAC-PUB-12345 | |
| Unique Identifier | ACC0375 | |
| Other Numbers | OSTI ID: 899843 | |
| Research Org | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center [SLAC] | |
| Contract No | AC02-76SF00515 | |
| Sponsoring Org | U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Other Information | Invited talk at American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting (AAAS 2007), San Francisco, California, 15-19 February 2007 | |
| Subject | 43 Particle Accelerators; Accelerator Facilities; Elementary Particles; Physics; Universe | |
| Keywords | Experiment-HEP, ACCPHY, ASTRO, PHYS | |
| Related Web Pages | Burton Richter, Storage Rings, and the J/psi Particle | |
| Abstract | "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times" is the way Dickens begins the Tale of Two Cities. The line is appropriate to our time in particle physics. It is the best of times because we are in the midst of a revolution in understanding, the third to occur during my career. It is the worst of times because accelerator facilities are shutting down before new ones are opening, restricting the opportunity for experiments, and because of great uncertainty about future funding. My task today is to give you a view of the most important opportunities for our field under a scenario that is constrained by a tight budget. It is a time when we cannot afford the merely good, but must give first priority to the really important. The defining theme of particle physics is to learn what the universe is made of and how it all works. This definition spans the full range of size from the largest things to the smallest things. This particle physics revolution has its origins in experiments that look at both. | |
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