PIRSA:16110084 Scientific Series Other

DOI10.48660/16110084

Series: Colloquium

Boyle, L. (2016). What is the standard model of particle physics trying to tell us?. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/16110084

Boyle, Latham. What is the standard model of particle physics trying to tell us?. Perimeter Institute, Nov. 23, 2016, https://pirsa.org/16110084 

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  doi = {10.48660/16110084},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/16110084},
  author = {Boyle, Latham},
  keywords = {Other},
  language = {en},
  title = {What is the standard model of particle physics trying to tell us?},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2016},
  month = {nov},
  note = {PIRSA:16110084 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

I will argue that the standard model contains a rather strong hint that -- instead of being simply an ordinary continuous 4D manifold -- spacetime is actually the product of a 4D manifold and a certain discrete/finite 6D space (i.e. there are 6D discrete/finite "extra dimensions").  I will introduce this idea and the evidence for it in simple way, and then discuss various outstanding puzzles and future directions.

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