2010/07/06 by Rohini M. Godbole, Godbole, Rohini M.
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #International Science and Diplomacy #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #hep-ph #physics.pop-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1007.0946
30 pages, 6 figures, LaTeX
arxiv created 2010/07/06 · openalex publication_date 2010/07/06 · arxiv updated 2010/07/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this article, I set out arguments why the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) : the machine and the experiments with it, are a watershed for particle physics. I give a historical perspective of the essential link between development of particle accelerators and that in our knowledge of the laws governing interactions among the fundamental particles, showing how this journey has reached destination LHC. I explain how the decisions for the LHC design; the energy and number of particles in the beam, were arrived at. I will end by discussing the LHC physics agenda and the time line in which the particle physicists hope to achieve it.