Supersymmetry Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

小行星9402209 1994年5月将在密歇根大学举办一个基本粒子物理学讲习班，重点是“超对称性”。 超对称预言，每一个已知的粒子，如夸克、电子或光子，实际上在自然界中都伴随着一个迄今尚未发现的伙伴，它具有不同的内在自旋角动量。 已知粒子和它们预测的伙伴之间的对称性使得我们有可能理解弱核力的范围，尽管是微观的，但它的范围怎么会比各种自然力被认为统一起来的极短距离大得多。 最近在超对称性方面取得了很大进展，举办一次研讨会，让这一领域的积极参与者能够交换意见，这将是非常及时的。 ***

9402209 Kane A workshop in elementary particle physics, focusing on "supersymmetry," will be held in May, 1994 at the University of Michigan. Supersymmetry predicts that each already-known particle, such as a quark, an electron, or a photon, is actually accompanied in nature by a so-far undiscovered partner with a different intrinsic spin angular momentum. The symmetry between the known particles and their predicted partners makes it possible to understand how the range of the weak nuclear force, though microscopic, can nevertheless be so very much larger than the extremely short distance at which the various forces of nature are thought to become unified. There has been much recent progress in supersymmetry, and a workshop where active participants in this field can exchange ideas will be very timely. ***