2008/06/26 by Alexei Grinbaum, Grinbaum, Alexei
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph) #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #hep-ph #hep-th #physics.hist-ph #physics.soc-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0806.4268
59 pages, 6 figures
arxiv created 2008/06/26 · openalex publication_date 2008/06/26 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We start by remarks on the scientific and societal context of today's theoretical physics. Major classes of models for physics to be explored at the LHC are then reviewed. This leads us to propose an LHC timeline and a list of potential effects on theoretical physics and the society. We then explore three conceptual questions connected with the LHC physics: symmetry (and symmetry breaking), effective field theory, and fine tuning.