Elementary particle physics and cosmology: current status and prospects

The current status of elementary particle physics can be briefly summarized as follows: the Standard Model of elementary particles is perfectly (at the level of radiation effects!) adequate in describing all the available experimental data except for the recent indications of neutrino oscillations. At the same time, much (and possibly most) of today’s cosmology is not encompassed by the Standard Model — a fact which, together with intrinsic theoretical difficulties and the neutrino oscillation challenge, strongly indicates that the Standard Model is incomplete. It is expected that in the current decade a ’new physics’, i.e. particles and interactions beyond the Standard Model, will emerge. Major advances in cosmology, both in terms of qualitatively improved observations and theoretical analysis of the structure and evolution of the Universe, are expected as well.

PACS: 11.15.Kc, 11.30.Fs, 12.15.−y, 95.30.Cq (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1999v042n12ABEH000718
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1999/12/b/
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Citation: Rubakov V A "Elementary particle physics and cosmology: current status and prospects" Phys. Usp. 42 1193–1203 (1999)

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Оригинал: Рубаков В А «Физика частиц и космология: состояние и надежды» УФН 169 1299–1309 (1999); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0169.199912b.1299

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