Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? | Quanta Magazine
This article explores the ongoing "crisis" in particle physics more than a decade after the discovery of the Higgs boson and the subsequent failure of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to find any new particles beyond the Standard Model. It discusses the impact on the field, including a "brain drain" of talent to areas like AI, and examines proposed future collider projects such as the Future Circular Collider and a muon collider. The piece concludes that particle physics is not dead but has entered a more challenging phase, with potential for discovery in new experiments, theoretical advancements, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence.
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answer: it is very hard (and expensive)
Published
2026
Summary
This article explores the ongoing "crisis" in particle physics more than a decade after the discovery of the Higgs boson and the subsequent failure of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to find any new particles beyond the Standard Model. It discusses the impact on the field, including a "brain drain" of talent to areas like AI, and examines proposed future collider projects such as the Future Circular Collider and a muon collider. The piece concludes that particle physics is not dead but has entered a more challenging phase, with potential for discovery in new experiments, theoretical advancements, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence.
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