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Einstein generalized his theory of special relativity to include gravity, and called it a general theory of relativity. It showed that apples fall to the ground because the Earth's mass curves the adjacent space-time, forcing apples to move in a special way-towards the surface of the Earth. It has proved, however, extremely difficult to unify General Relativity with quantum mechanics. String theory is currently the best hope for a theory of quantum gravity.
Industry:Physics
A satellite-based experiment that searches for gamma rays.
Industry:Physics
An underground laboratory located near Rome, Italy. It is the site of dark matter detection experiments, a double beta decay experiment, and neutrino detection experiments.
Industry:Physics
The committee that advises the Department of Energy and National Science Foundation on the particle physics program.
Industry:Physics
HEPAP appoints a subpanel every few years to have intensive and detailed discussions on specific problems. This subpanel was appointed in March 2001 to discuss the future of the particle physics program in the US as specified in the charge in Appendix B.
Industry:Physics
An accelerator, located at the DESY laboratory, that collides 920 GeV protons and 30 GeV electrons.
Industry:Physics
An experiment located at the DESY laboratory. HERA-B used the 920 GeV proton beam of HERA (data acquisition until 2003).
Industry:Physics
An experiment located at the DESY laboratory. HERMES uses the polarized electron beam of HERA.
Industry:Physics
An as yet undiscovered particle that appears when sufficient energy is imparted to the Higgs Field.
Industry:Physics
