1999/08/30 by Elizabeth H. Simmons, Simmons, Elizabeth H.
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #International Science and Diplomacy #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9908511
14 pages, 13 figures, talk presented at the Thinkshop on Top Quark Physics at Run II, 16-18 October, 1998, Fermilab
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The top quark is by far the heaviest known fermion [1]. In consequence, experiment is just beginning to explore its properties, and some of them may yet prove to be distinctly non-standard. The very size of the top quark's mass even hints at the possibility of a special role for top in electroweak symmetry breaking. This talk examines the top quark in the context of physics beyond the standard model, and discusses how Run II can help elucidate the true nature of top.