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SUMMARY:Colloquium: The Large Hadron Collider: What's it For\, and What's
  at Stake?
CREATED:20090701T150000Z
DESCRIPTION:After many years of design and construction\, and a year of t
 echnical challenges\, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)\, the world's most
  powerful particle accelerator\, is ready for operations.  The LHC was d
 esigned to probe the energy scale and distance scale characteristic of t
 he weak nuclear interaction\, a force less appreciated but no less impor
 tant to our lives than gravity or electromagnetism.  I will discuss the 
 mysteries that motivated high-energy physicists to build the LHC\, descr
 ibe some of the challenges of operating it and interpreting its data\, a
 nd examine its historical importance and scientific potential.
LAST-MODIFIED:20091027T150000Z
LOCATION:141 Loomis
CATEGORIES:Physics Colloquium
CONTACT:Martha Alwes 217-265-6312
ORGANIZER:malwes@illinois.edu
URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/1968?key=2000010120000101120611
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