What exciting and evolving field of physics finds that nature on the smallest scale may have its greatest influence on the large-scale character of the universe?
astrophysics
proteins physics
biophysics
particle physics
This chapter covers the basics of particle physics as we know it today. An amazing convergence of topics is evolving in particle physics. We find that some particles are intimately related to forces, and that nature on the smallest scale may have its greatest influence on the large-scale character of the universe. It is an adventure exceeding the best science fiction because it is not only fantastic, it is real.