In recent decades, that strategy has proved remarkably successful. It has given us quantum chromodynamics, which resolves the central problem of nuclear physics, as well as predicting the Higgs particle and much else.
相反，我们倒转了这一过程，用猜测驱动实验。我们首先构造美妙的方程组，然后导出结果，最后设计实验验证它们。近几十年来，这一战略取得了令人瞩目的成功。它给我们带来了量子色动力学，该学科解决了核物理学的核心问题，并预言了希格斯粒子和其他许多成果。