1999/07/21 by M. Dittmar, Dittmar, M.
Physics and Astronomy · Computer Science · #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Computational Physics and Python Applications #Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ex/9907042
Experiments at particle colliders have reached center of mass energies well above 100 GeV, equivalent to temperatures which existed shortly after the big bang. These experiments, testing the initial conditions of the universe have, with great precision, established the Standard Model of Particle Physics. In contrast, the existence of the Higgs boson and perhaps Supersymmetry remain speculative, as todays searches have failed to find signs of their existence. However, the next generation of high energy collider experiments and especially CERN's 14 TeV LHC, expected to start operation in the year 2005, should lead either to the discovery of the Higgs and Supersymmetry or disprove todays theoretical ideas.