fundamental forces

It is extraordinary to think that the diversity of the world we live
in is based on a handful of elementary particles and a few fundamental
forces. Peter Kalmus
describes the combination of experimental and theoretical physics
that has brought
us to the understanding of today.
Tags: symmetry : superstring theory : electromagnetism : standard model : quantum gravity : fundamental forces : quantum chromodynamics : supersymmetry

The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded.
Tags: Nobel prize : particle physics : Big Bang : symmetry : higgs boson : higgs : Higgs field : fundamental forces : elementary particle

The world's biggest physics experiment is due to start
Tags: gravity : particle physics : string theory : quantum mechanics : general relativity : higgs boson : higgs : CERN : LHC : particle collider : Higgs field : fundamental forces : elementary particle