High‐energy physics horizons

JUN 01, 1973

The prospects for advances in accelerator technology and resulting gains in fundamental knowledge appear as bright as ever—but planning and funding procedures could be improved.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3128094

Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky

A horizon is a boundary beyond which we cannot see. But one can speculate on what lies beyond it, and I shall try to do so for three aspects of high‐energy physics: its technology, its need for support and planning, and—what makes the other two parts worth caring about—the prospects for significant new discoveries.

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References

1. CERN Courier, 12 October 1972, page 315.
2. Physics in Perspective, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. (1972).
3. “Use and Operating Costs of the AEC’s High Energy Accelerators,” GAO Report B‐15 9687, 8 February 1971, US Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

More about the authors

Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and American Physical Society.