Difference between revisions of "Present State of the Standard Model"

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* What leads us to believe that the Standard Model particles only account for 4% of the Universe?
 
* What leads us to believe that the Standard Model particles only account for 4% of the Universe?
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** [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091102121644.htm/ Science Daily article]
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** [http://www.brahmand.com/news/95-percent-of-Universe-made-up-of-dark-matter-and-dark-energy/2401/1/21.html/ Brahmand News]
  
 
* What are the shortcomings of the Standard Model?
 
* What are the shortcomings of the Standard Model?
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* How do we know that neutrinos are not dark?
 
* How do we know that neutrinos are not dark?
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** [http://www.learner.org/courses/physics/unit/text.html?unit=1&secNum=6/ Physics for the 21st Century]
  
 
* Where do we think the antimatter is?
 
* Where do we think the antimatter is?
 
** [http://www.interactions.org/quantumuniverse/qu/questions/q9.html/ Quantum Universe]
 
** [http://www.interactions.org/quantumuniverse/qu/questions/q9.html/ Quantum Universe]
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** [http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/science/Antimatter-en.html/ CERN Antimatter]
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** [http://www.learner.org/courses/physics/unit/text.html?unit=1&secNum=7/ Physics for the 21st Century]
  
 
* What facts or theories are not supported by the Standard Model?
 
* What facts or theories are not supported by the Standard Model?
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* What facts and theories go beyond the Standard Model?
 
* What facts and theories go beyond the Standard Model?
 
** [http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/72095/title/Remodeling_the_standard_model/ Tevatron finding - new elementary particle]
 
** [http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/72095/title/Remodeling_the_standard_model/ Tevatron finding - new elementary particle]
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* What current research is occurring to support the Standard Model theory?
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** [http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/2011/03/16/lhc-set-to-gain-major-ground-in-higgs-search/ Higgs boson search]
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* How does the Standard Model accomodate gravity?
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* What is quantum gravity?
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** [http://www.learner.org/courses/physics/unit/text.html?unit=3&secNum=8 Physics for the 21st Century]

Revision as of 20:02, 21 July 2011

Initial Questions

  • What facts or theories are not supported by the Standard Model?
  • What current research is occurring to support the Standard Model theory?
  • How does the Standard Model accomodate gravity?