Particle Physics at the LHC Start

Abstract

I present a concise review of where we stand in particle physics today. First, I will discuss the status of the Standard Model, its open problems and the expected answers from the LHC. Then I will briefly review the avenues for New Physics that can be revealed by the LHC.

Comments: 25 pages, 7 figures. Talk given at the Conference "The Legacy of Edoardo Amaldi in Science and Society", Rome, Italy, October 23-25, 2008