8626 /www/nrich/html/content/id/8626/ 10 2012-07-05T19:20:24 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0">It seems like exciting times are ahead for theoretical physicists with the possible <a href="http://plus.maths.org/content/higgs">discovery of the Higgs boson</a>. Perhaps you have ambitions to follow in the footsteps of Higgs or others like Einstein, Hawking, Green or Witten? Of course, the mathematics involved in the standard model of particle physics, which predicts the Higgs boson is very tricky, and as for the mathematics involved in string and M theory.... (for a fascinating account of strings, visit <a href="http://whystringtheory.com">whystringtheory.com</a>)<br></br> <br></br> Perhaps you hope in the future to make some wonderful discovery in mathematical physics? Or, perhaps you just want to understand more about the details of the way the universe works?<br></br> <br></br> To assist you on your journeys we have collected together a selection of problems on NRICH related to the physics of fundamental particles. These involve a wide range of mathematical techniques and wonderful physical concepts. We hope that you enjoy them.<br></br> <br></br></mdoxml> 2 3 0 0 0 0 0