Connecting quarks with the cosmos

Eleven science questions for the new century

Committee on the physics of the universe

206 pages, parution le 31/12/2003

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Advances made by physicists in understanding matter, space, and time and by astronomers in understanding the universe as a whole have closely intertwined the question being asked about the universe at its two extremes-the very large and the very small. This report identifies 11 key questions that have a good chance to be answered in the next decade. It urges that a new research strategy be created that brings to bear the techniques of both astronomy and sub-atomic physics in a cross-disciplinary way to address these questions. The report presents seven recommendations to facilitate the necessary research and development coordination. These recommendations identify key priorities for future scientific projects critical for realizing these scientific opportunities.

L'auteur - Committee on the physics of the universe

MICHAEL S. TURNER, University of Chicago, Chair ERIC G. ADELBERGER, University of Washington ARTHUR I. BIENENSTOCK, Stanford University ROGER D. BLANDFORD, California Institute of Technology SANDRA M. FABER, University of California at Santa Cruz1 THOMAS K. GAISSER, University of Delaware FIONA HARRISON, California Institute of Technology JOHN P. HUCHRA, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics JOHN C. MATHER, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center JOHN PEOPLES, JR., Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory HELEN R. QUINN, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center R.G. HAMISH ROBERTSON, University of Washington BERNARD SADOULET, University of California at Berkeley FRANK J. SCIULLI, Columbia University DAVID N. SPERGEL, Princeton University HARVEY TANANBAUM, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory J. ANTHONY TYSON, Lucent Technologies FRANK A. WILCZEK, Massachusetts Institute of Technology CLIFFORD WILL, Washington University, St. Louis BRUCE D. WINSTEIN, University of Chicago EDWARD L. (NED) WRIGHT, University of California at Los Angeles Staff DONALD C. SHAPERO, Director JOEL R. PARRIOTT, Senior Program Officer MICHAEL H. MOLONEY, Program Officer TIMOTHY I. MEYER, Program Associate CYRA A. CHOUDHURY, Project Associate NELSON QUIÑONES, Project Assistant VAN AN, Financial Associate

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Executive Summary
Introduction: Where We Are and Where We Can Be
Foundations: Matter, Space, and Time
How Are Matter, Space, and Time Unified?
How Did the Universe Get Going?
What Is the Nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy?
What Are the Limits of Physical Law?
Realizing the Opportunities
A - Meeting Agendas
B - Call for Community Input
C - Project Proposals Received
D - Glossary and Acronyms

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Éditeur(s)	The National Academies Press
Auteur(s)	Committee on the physics of the universe
Parution	31/12/2003
Nb. de pages	206
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	550g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9790309074062