...can be described in terms of a few fundamental forces acting among these basic constituents. These insights not only provide a framework for describing...first instants after the creation of the universe. However, as our conception of matter has become better established, we have become increasingly aware...

...can be described in terms of a few fundamental forces acting among these basic constituents. These insights not only provide a framework for describing...the world around us, but also elucidate the first instance after the creation of the universe. However, as our conception of matter has become better...

...decades and is consistent with everyday experience and all laboratory observations. It not only provides a framework for describing and understanding the world around us, but also provides important insights into the first instants after the creation of the universe. The Standard...

...level. A host of new experimental results, made accessible by a new generation of particle 96-148 0-88-4 accelerators, and the accompanying rapid convergence...accompanying figure. The fundamental constituents are called Uptons and quarks. A class of mathematical theories called gauge theories provides a common framework...