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1 Observing the Universe by Going Underground ZOOMING OUT by ZOOMING IN HAIM HARARI Years of Physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science May 12 th, 2004 50

2 “ZOOMING IN” Matter Chemical Elements Atoms ~100 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004

3 Galaxies Stars Life NOW 13.7G yr ~100M yr 300K yr 3 min 10 -43 sec 10 -25 sec 10 -11 sec 10 -6 sec 1 sec 10 2 sec 10 13 sec 10 16 sec 10 17 sec “ZOOMING OUT” Atoms

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5 “ZOOMING IN” Into the ATOM Matter Chemical Elements Atoms Nucleus ~100 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004

6 Radioactive  -Decay e-e- A 1  A 2 + e -

7 “ZOOMING IN” Into the ATOM Matter Chemical Elements Atoms Nucleus e ~100 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004 Systematics: “Periodic Table” Mendeleyev Collisions and Interactions Chemistry “Smashing” Experiments Rutherford

8 Radioactive  -Decay e-e- e-e- e-e- e-e- N 1  N 2 + e -

9 Radioactive  -Decay e-e- e-e- e-e- e-e- N 1  N 2 + e - +

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11 “ZOOMING IN” Into the NUCLEUS Matter Chemical Elements Atoms Nucleus p, n e ~100 ~ 4 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004

12 Radioactive  -Decay n p n p e-e- e-e- e-e- e-e- e-e- n  p + e - +

13 Light Nuclei Heavy Nuclei Atoms Galaxies Stars Life NOW 13.7G yr ~100M yr 300K yr 3 min 10 -43 sec 10 -25 sec 10 -11 sec 10 -6 sec 1 sec 10 2 sec 10 13 sec 10 16 sec 10 17 sec “ZOOMING OUT”

14 Antiparticles p n e p n e Equal Numbers of Particles and Antiparticles? Why p and e Have Equal and Opposite Charge? THE BIG BANG Only  -decay Can Convert n  p Nuclear Reactions: The Dream of the Alchemists Mass Converted to Energy Energy of the Sun Creation of Heavy Elements

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16 “ZOOMING IN” Into the PROTON & NEUTRON Matter Chemical Elements Atoms Nucleus p, n  … Antiparticles e ~100 ~ 4  1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004 Hadrons ~100

17 e -- e-e- Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1

18 Baryons Electric Charge +2 +1 0 “Strangeness” 0 -1 -2 -3 p n

19 Baryons Electric Charge +2 +1 0 “Strangeness” 0 -1 -2 -3 Mesons Electric Charge +1 0 “Strangeness” -1 0 +1 p n       

20 Baryons Electric Charge +2 +1 0 “Strangeness” 0 -1 -2 -3 Mesons Electric Charge +1 0 “Strangeness” -1 0 +1 p n u ds 0 -1 23132313 +_+_ Quarks       

21 Mesons Electric Charge +1 0 “Strangeness” -1 0 +1 Electric Charge +2 +1 0 “Strangeness” uuu uud udd ddd uus uds dds uss dsssss 0 -1 -2 -3 p n u ds 0 -1 23132313 +_+_ Quarks Baryons       

22 Mesons Electric Charge +1 0 “Strangeness” -1 0 +1 Electric Charge +2 +1 0 “Strangeness” uuu uud udd ddd uus uds dds uss dsssss 0 -1 -2 -3 p n u ds 0 -1 23132313 +_+_ sd u +1 0 13231323 +_+_ QuarksAnti-Quarks Baryons       

23 Electric Charge +2 +1 0 “Strangeness” uuu uud udd ddd uus uds dds uss dsssss 0 -1 -2 -3 u ds 0 -1 23132313 +_+_ p n Mesons Electric Charge +1 0 “Strangeness” us ds ud uu dd ss du sd su -1 0 +1 sd u +1 0 13231323 +_+_ QuarksAnti-Quarks       

24 “ZOOMING IN” Into the PROTON & NEUTRON Matter Chemical Elements Atoms Nucleus Hadrons Quarks p, n  … Antiparticles e ~100 ~ 4 ~100 ~ 7   1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004

25 u s d e -- e-e- Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 LeptonsQuarks

26 LeptonsQuarks u s d  e -- e-e- Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1

27 Baryon-Mesons Collisions Time B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 B*

28 Baryon-Mesons Collisions B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 B* Time B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 M*

29 Baryon-Mesons Collisions B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 B* Time B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 M* B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 Duality Diagram

30 Baryon-Mesons Collisions B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 B* Time B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 M* B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 Duality Diagram B*

31 Baryon-Mesons Collisions B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 B* Time B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 M* B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 Duality Diagram M*

32 Baryon-Mesons Collisions B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 B* Time B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 M* B1B1 M1M1 M2M2 B2B2 Duality Diagram B* M* Meson Is a “String” Can Split Into Two

33 Deep Inelastic Scattering e e P Hadrons All Hadrons Made of Quarks Free Quarks Do Not Exist Only at Very Short Distance They Can Be Detected Early Universe - Soup of Quarks and Antiquarks

34 Stanford Linear Accelerator

35 Radioactive  -Decay d  u + e - + n p n p e-e- e-e- e-e- e-e- e-e- e-e- d

36 “ZOOMING IN” Into the PROTON & NEUTRON Matter Chemical Elements Atoms Nucleus Hadrons Quarks p, n  … Antiparticles e ~100 ~ 4 ~100 ~ 7   1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004 Systematics: “Periodic Table” Eightfold Way Collisions and Interactions Duality+Quark Counting “Smashing” Experiments Deep Inelstic

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38 LeptonsQuarks u s d  e -- e-e- Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 c

39 LeptonsQuarks u s d  e -- e-e- Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 c t b  --

40 Matter Chemical Elements Atoms Nucleus Hadrons Quarks p, n  … c b t Antiparticles e ~100 ~ 4 ~100 ~ 7 ~ 20     1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1954 2004 “ZOOMING IN” Into the QUARK & LEPTON

41 LeptonsQuarks u s d  e -- e-e- Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 c t b  --

42 Quark Mixing Heavy Quarks decay fast Heavy Quarks are Short-Lived Three Generations of Quarks & Leptons Do Heavy Quarks Matter? Violation of Symmetry between Particle and Antiparticle? 6 Quarks Masses 3 Mixing Parameters

43 CERN OPAL

44 Particle Masses Generated “Quark Soup” Protons & Neutrons Light Nuclei Heavy Nuclei Atoms Galaxies Stars Life NOW 13.7G yr ~100M yr 300K yr 3 min 10 -43 sec 10 -25 sec 10 -11 sec 10 -6 sec 1 sec 10 2 sec 10 13 sec 10 16 sec 10 17 sec “ZOOMING OUT”

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46 is Massless ? Is Different from ? Are e     Really Different ? Nuclear Reactions Neutrinos Solar Neutrinos Cosmic Ray Neutrinos Supernova Neutrinos - ASTRONOMY Neutrinos Have Masses They Are Extremely Light Masses of e     Are Different e     Mix Conclusions:

47 Kamiokande Japan

48 LeptonsQuarks Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 u s d c t b  e -- e-e-  --

49 LeptonsQuarks Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 u s d c t b  e -- e-e-  -- 4M 150M7M 1.3G170G 5G 8m<8m 100M500K 30m 1.8G

50 LeptonsQuarks Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 u s d c t b  e -- e-e-  --

51 LeptonsQuarks Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 u s d c t b  e -- e-e-  -- Leptons & Quarks

52 Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 u s d c t b  e ++ e+e+  ++ Antiparticles  e -- e-e-  -- u s d c t b

53 Leptons & Quarks Electric Charge 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 u s d c t b  e ++ e+e+  ++ Antiparticles 1 2323 1313 0 1313 2323 1313 + + + - - - 1 Electric Charge  e -- e-e-  -- u s d c t b

54 OPEN QUESTIONS Why Are We Here (“Baryogenesis”)? What Is the Dark Matter? What Is the Dark Energy? Connection to Gravity? Why Three Generation? Do the 2nd and 3rd Generation Make a Difference? Quarks – Lepton relation? -1 2323 - 1313 - 0+1+1 1313 + 2323 + ?,,, Why only 20 Building Blocks? 20 Arbitrary Parameters? Origin of Masses?

55 A New Ingenious Theoretical Framework STRING THEORY Grand Unified Theories (GUT) Supersymmetry (SUSY) Sub-particles (“Rishons”?) Options

56 BIG BANG Gravity Connection Inflation Particle Masses Generated “Quark Soup” Protons & Neutrons Light Nuclei Heavy Nuclei Atoms Galaxies Stars Life NOW 13.7G yr ~100M yr 300K yr 3 min 10 -43 sec 10 -25 sec 10 -11 sec 10 -6 sec 1 sec 10 2 sec 10 13 sec 10 16 sec 10 17 sec Grand Unification ? Baryogenesis ? Subparticles ? Strings ? “ZOOMING OUT”

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58 50 HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEIZMANN-PHYSICS


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