The Rise of Particle Physics

TL;DR

This paper reviews the historical and recent developments in particle physics, highlighting key discoveries, theoretical advancements, and the evolution of experimental techniques over the past decades.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the progression of particle physics, emphasizing the transition from early discoveries to modern high-energy experiments and theoretical frameworks.

Findings

Discovery of the J Particle at Brookhaven

Observation of W and Z bosons at CERN

Advancements in flavor physics and BSM research

Abstract

Discovery of the J Particle at Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Physics of Electrons and Positrons; The Standard Model Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; The Rise of Gauge Theories: From Many Models to One Theory; From Charm to CP Violation; When the Standard Model Was Ignored; The Discovery of the W and Z Bosons at the CERN Proton-Antiproton Collider; A Personal History of CERN Particle Colliders (1972-2022); The Age of Gravitational Wave Astronomy; Precision Physics in the Era of (HL)LHC; Recent Developments in Flavor Physics, the Unitary Triangle Fit, Anomalies and All That; About BSM Physics, with Emphasis on Flavour; The Discovery of the Antiproton between Rome and Berkeley; Raoul Gatto and Bruno Touschek: the Rise of $e+e^-$ Physics; From ADONE's Multi-Hadron Production to the J/$\Psi$ Discovery; From Bjorken Scaling to Scaling Violations