Title :
The Software behind the Higgs Boson Discovery
Author_Institution :
Orsay Université Paris-Sud
Abstract :
In this column, David Rousseau describes the enormous software development effort associated with teasing out evidence for the elusive Higgs boson, a cornerstone of the Standard Model. In keeping with previous Impact columns, everything about this is huge but the application is unique.
Keywords :
Higgs bosons; physics computing; software engineering; Higgs boson discovery; software development; standard model; Nuclear physics; Particle collisions; Physcis; Software development; Software engineering; Atlas; CERN; Higgs boson; decay; impact; nuclear research; physics; software development; software engineering;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2012.123
