Standard Model

The Standard Model of particle physics is a theory concerning the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions, which mediate the dynamics of the known subatomic particles. It was developed throughout the latter half of the 20th century, as a collaborative effort of scientists around the world.

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50 years since iconic 'A Model of Leptons' published

Steven Weinberg’s iconic paper, A Model of Leptons, was published in 1967 and determined the direction for high-energy particle physics research

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At CERN
20 November, 2017

ATLAS and CMS join forces to tackle top-quark asymmetry

Top marks for the Standard Model as LHC experiments ATLAS and CMS study the subtle behaviour of the heaviest particle

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Experiments
20 October, 2017
Experiments
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20 October, 2017

LHCb finds new hints of possible Standard Model deviations

The LHCb experiment finds intriguing anomalies in the way some particles decay

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Experiments
18 April, 2017

The Standard Model stands its ground

The LHCb collaboration has presented a new measurement of a rare particle decay, providing another strong confirmation of the Standard Model

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Experiments
14 February, 2017
Experiments
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14 February, 2017

Is theoretical physics in crisis?

Do recent discoveries mean there’s nothing left? Find out what the future holds for theoretical physics in our final In Theory series installment

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Physics
18 May, 2016
Physics
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18 May, 2016

LHCb on the trail of lepton nonuniversality

The LHCb experiment has measured decays of B mesons that have shown deviations from the predictions of the Standard Model

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Experiments
01 September, 2015
Experiments
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01 September, 2015

LHCb observes two new baryon particles

The particles, known as the Xi_b'- and Xi_b*-, were predicted to exist by the quark model but had never been seen before

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Experiments
19 November, 2014
Experiments
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19 November, 2014

CMS presents new boundary of Higgs width

At the Moriond conference CMS presented the best constraint yet of the Higgs boson “width”, a parameter that determines the particle’s lifetime

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Experiments
31 March, 2014
Experiments
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31 March, 2014

ATLAS sees Higgs boson decay to fermions

The ATLAS experiment at CERN has found evidence for the Higgs boson decaying to two tau particles

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Experiments
27 November, 2013
Experiments
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27 November, 2013

Tracking new physics—horse or zebra?

When you've got a discrepancy in the data, it might be time for theory and experiment to collaborate

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Experiments
09 August, 2013
Experiments
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09 August, 2013

The Standard Model, set in stone

A standing stone outside the CERN Control Centre neatly sums up our understanding of the universe

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Physics
11 March, 2013
Physics
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11 March, 2013

Explain it in 60 seconds: spin

Objects as large as a planet or as small as a photon can have the property of spin. Spin is also the reason we can watch movies in 3D.

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Physics
08 March, 2013
Physics
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08 March, 2013