Flashes of Hidden Worlds at Colliders

Abstract

(This is a general physics level overview article about hidden sectors, and how they motivate searches for long-lived particles. Intended for publication in Physics Today.) Searches for new physics at the Large Hadron Collider have so far come up empty, but we just might not be looking in the right place. Spectacular bursts of particles appearing seemingly out of nowhere could shed light on some of nature's most profound mysteries.

Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures. Submitted to Physics Today. Shortened second section, added discussion on collider searches, added references

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