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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)]].

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 have just announced the discovery of its most enigmatic prediction, the [[Higgs boson]].

[[category: physics]]

[[category: physics]]