# Particle Physics and the Standard Model
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## TL;DR

Particle physics studies elementary particles and the interactions described by the Standard Model.

## Core Explanation

The Standard Model groups matter particles and force carriers into a compact framework that explains electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions. It remains incomplete because gravity and several cosmological observations sit outside that framework.

## Further Reading

- [CERN: The Standard Model](https://home.cern/science/physics/standard-model/)
- [ATLAS: Observation of a New Particle](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.08.020)
- [Review of Particle Physics](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.030001)