Database of theories beyond the standard model?

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The discussion centers on the existence of a centralized database for theories beyond the Standard Model of physics, highlighting that there are approximately 7,000 theories that align with current data. Notably, speakers Lawrence Krauss and Brian Schmidt emphasize the challenge of managing these theories, as many remain unverified due to the lack of experimental evidence from facilities like the Large Hadron Collider. The consensus is that no comprehensive database exists; physicists primarily rely on arxiv.org to track developments in this field.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics
  • Familiarity with arXiv.org for accessing scientific papers
  • Knowledge of the Large Hadron Collider and its role in particle physics
  • Awareness of concepts like Dark Energy and its implications in cosmology
NEXT STEPS
  • Research the categorization of theories in "The Zoo of BSM physics at the LHC"
  • Explore methods for tracking the status of papers on arxiv.org
  • Investigate the implications of Dark Energy and related theories
  • Examine the role of experimental evidence in validating theoretical physics
USEFUL FOR

Physicists, researchers in theoretical physics, and anyone interested in the complexities of theories beyond the Standard Model will benefit from this discussion.

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I am a programmer and physics fan. A speaker (Lawrence Krauss?) at https://origins.asu.edu/events/great-debate-parallel-realities-probing-fundamental-physics (not on youtube yet) said physics theories beyond the standard model are an under-determined problem. There are 7,000 theories that fit the available data. Is that just an estimated number or is there a database with all the theories? A web article said some theories have been ruled out by not finding unexpected particles yet at the Large Hadron Collider. Does the database of theories list queryable things like particle energy ranges, proton decay rate, etc. (for theories that can make predictions)?

I found some links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Gravity
http://wwwth.mpp.mpg.de/members/strings/strings2012/strings_files/program/Talks/Thursday/Nicolai.pdf
http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9803024
https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/AtlasPublic/SupersymmetryPublicResults

Does every physics group only keep private notes on the theories they find most promising?
Is there a way to tell a paper on arxiv.org has been obsoleted by experiment? Is there a way of avoiding a physics theory from being forgotten for a long time before making a comeback?
Or is the problem too hard and the database is the whole internet?
 
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No central database of Beyond Standard Model theories

The speaker Brian Schmidt said there were 7000 theories for why the universe expansion is accelerating. That number refers to the number of papers which have been written that cite the Dark Energy discovery paper:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998AJ...116.1009R
The list of followup papers is here:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/n.....116.1009R&refs=CITATIONS&db_key=AST

There is no central database of Beyond Standard Model theories. Physicists keep up with theories by following arxiv.org

The slides "The Zoo of BSM physics at the LHC" show some categories of theories
http://www-conf.slac.stanford.edu/ssi/2012/Presentations/Rizzo-1.pdf
 

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