The End of the Experimental Path
Now you have seen the techniques used to examine the experimental
evidence which supports the Standard Model.
To summarize, physicists use accelerators to "peek" into the structure of
particles. Detectors collect data which is then analyzed,
first by computers and
then by people.
You are at the end of the Experimental Evidence Path. While experimental
evidence has provided a great deal of support for the Standard Model, it is
necessary to realize that there is still
a great deal to be learned. In particular,
physicists are plagued by problems with neutrinos, dark matter, and their
inability to include gravity in the Standard Model.
In the future, it will be
necessary to design new experiments to test the theories people develop to
explain the gaps in our knowledge.
Thus, you are invited to explore Beyond
the Standard Model.
