One topic of discussion was the circular electron-positron collider (CEPD), which was proposed by the Chinese high energy physics community in 2012 and has received a warm response from the international physics community. The next-generation high energy circular collider could be upgraded beyond the Higgs factory to a future circular high energy proton-proton collider.
Fields Medalist Edward Witten, noting the great potential for a circular collider to reveal more secrets of nature, said, “Now is the best opportunity for China to become the leader in this field.”
David Gross, Nobel Laureate in Physics, said the future circular collider, which he called “the Great Accelerator,” could be compared to “the Great Wall” in China. If China built the collider, scientists from all around the world would join and work together. New breakthroughs and discoveries could be achieved in the future.
Scientists Aim at Next-Generation High Energy Circular Collider