Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2001-01-17
Int.J.Mod.Phys. A16 (2001) 1653-1678; Int.J.Mod.Phys. A16S1A (2001) 129-154
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
25 pages, 13 EPS figures, LaTeX with BoxedEPS macros. Closing talk delivered at the LEPfest, CERN, October 11, 2000. Email cor
Scientific paper
10.1142/S0217751X01004116
We are emerging from a period of consolidation in particle physics. Its great, historic achievement was to establish the Theory of Matter. This Theory will serve as our description of ordinary matter under ordinary conditions -- allowing for an extremely liberal definition of "ordinary -- for the foreseeable future. Yet there are many indications, ranging from the numerical to the semi-mystical, that a new fertile period lies before us. We will discover compelling evidence for the unification of fundamental forces and for new quantum dimensions (low-energy supersymmetry). We will identify new forms of matter, which dominate the mass density of the Universe. We will achieve much better fundamental understanding of the behavior of matter in extreme astrophysical and cosmological environments. Lying beyond these expectations, we can identify deep questions that seem to call for ideas outside our present grasp. And there's still plenty of room for surprises.
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