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A Century of IdeasThe Long-Term Future of Particle Accelerators

A Century of Ideas: The Long-Term Future of Particle Accelerators [This talk is going to deal with the big machines that are used to do research on the smallest parts of matter and on the way they interact. In fact, at the bottom of all physical phenomena are particles and forces between particles. To observe these on an even smaller scale, we have to accelerate the particles to high energy. The reason is very fundamental: it is Heisenberg's uncertainty principle that is at the basis of all modern physics. The uncertainty in position, multiplied by the uncertainty is momentum, cannot be smaller than Planck's constant h. So, if we want precise position measurements to study small things, the momentum of the particles involved should not be too low, because this would imply a precise knowledge of momentum so that Heisenberg's principle would be violated.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Century of IdeasThe Long-Term Future of Particle Accelerators

Part of the Fundamental Theories of Physics Book Series (volume 149)
Editors: Sidharth, B. G.
der Meer, Simon van
A Century of Ideas — Jan 1, 2008
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Netherlands 2008
ISBN
978-1-4020-4359-8
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27 –41
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10.1007/978-1-4020-4360-4_4
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[This talk is going to deal with the big machines that are used to do research on the smallest parts of matter and on the way they interact. In fact, at the bottom of all physical phenomena are particles and forces between particles. To observe these on an even smaller scale, we have to accelerate the particles to high energy. The reason is very fundamental: it is Heisenberg's uncertainty principle that is at the basis of all modern physics. The uncertainty in position, multiplied by the uncertainty is momentum, cannot be smaller than Planck's constant h. So, if we want precise position measurements to study small things, the momentum of the particles involved should not be too low, because this would imply a precise knowledge of momentum so that Heisenberg's principle would be violated.]

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: Particle Accelerator; Interaction Point; Linear Collider; Angular Spread; Transfer Structure

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