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[[Image:Mioss.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The Standard Model of Fundamental Particles and Interactions]] | [[Image:Mioss.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The Standard Model of Fundamental Particles and Interactions]] | ||
| − | The '''Standard Model''' of [[Particle|particle]] physics is a [[quantum field theory]] that | + | The '''Standard Model''' of [[Particle|particle]] physics is a [[quantum field theory]] that relies heavily on [[materialism]] -- 12 fundamental particles and four forces -- in order to try to explain [[Electromagnetism|electromagnetism]], [[Strong nuclear force|strong]] and [[Weak interaction|weak]] [[Nuclear|nuclear]] interactions in a unified framework. It is a non-[[abelian]] gauge theory with the gauge [[Group (mathematics)|group]] [[Unitary group|SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1)]]. |
It was formulated in the 1970s and has withstood all experimental tests. It has only been modified by adding mass to the electron neutrino. Physicists are currently looking for its most enigmatic prediction, the [[Higgs boson]]. | It was formulated in the 1970s and has withstood all experimental tests. It has only been modified by adding mass to the electron neutrino. Physicists are currently looking for its most enigmatic prediction, the [[Higgs boson]]. | ||
[[category: physics]] | [[category: physics]] | ||
Revision as of 01:26, July 5, 2012
The Standard Model of particle physics is a quantum field theory that relies heavily on materialism -- 12 fundamental particles and four forces -- in order to try to explain electromagnetism, strong and weak nuclear interactions in a unified framework. It is a non-abelian gauge theory with the gauge group SU(3)×SU(2)×U(1).
It was formulated in the 1970s and has withstood all experimental tests. It has only been modified by adding mass to the electron neutrino. Physicists are currently looking for its most enigmatic prediction, the Higgs boson.