This one-day symposium celebrates the discovery of the J/psi resonance, which launched the modern era of particle physics.
The symposium will review the lead-up to the discovery, the observations from BNL, SLAC, and Frascati, and the continuing influence of this discovery, with reminiscences from many of the participants.
Speakers will include: Michael Riordan, Thomas Appelquist, Robert Hollebeek, Sau Lan Wu, Martin Breidenbach, Marcello Piccolo, Charles Morehouse, Gary Feldman, JoAnne Hewett, Fred Gilman
The meeting will be web-cast at the following Zoom link:
https://stanford.zoom.us/j/91077139604?pwd=blPpdjh4X0v7Ks44ZfdumhsZP9eD7Y.1
If you plan to attend in-person, please note this on the registration form.
Brookhaven National Laboratory will also celebrate the J/ψ discovery with a symposium on November 22. Please see https://www.bnl.gov/decadeofdiscovery/ .
Please note that, on the following day, Nov. 9, SLAC will host a memorial symposium in honor of James Bjorken. For details, see
