The Case for a 500 GeV e+e- Linear Collider
J. Baggers, Charles Baltay, T. Barker, T. Barklow, U. Bauer, T. Bolton, J Brau, M. Breidenbach, D. J. Burke, Philip Nicholas Burrows, Lance J. Dixon, H. Eugene Fisk, R. E. Frey, D. W. Gerdes, Daniel Gräf, P. D. Grannis, Howard E. Haber, Christopher Hearty, S. S. Hertzbach, C. A. Heusch · 2000
Several proposals are being developed around the world for an e+e- linear collider with an initial center of mass energy of 500 GeV. In this paper, we will discuss why a project of this type deserves priority as the next major initiative in high energy physics.