While the top quark was discovered in 1995 at the Fermilab
Tevatron, a decade later we still have very little information about the
top. As the heaviest particle yet discovered, the top quark is interesting
in and of itself, but some speculate that it may play a special role in
physics beyond the standard model. With Run 2 of the Tevatron well
underway, we have the opportunity to study top quark properties with much
better sensitivity, and to test whether top quarks behave as predicted by
current theories. This article will focus on the basics of top quark
physics at the Tevatron, highlighting only a sample of the many recent
measurements, as new results are being released monthly, and constantly
changing the landscape of our knowledge of top.
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Updated: Wednesday, 2006 January 11 16:01:32 CST automatically from input from Carol Picciolo