AI 中文总结
本文探讨天体粒子物理学如何在20世纪后期兴起为跨学科领域，通过研究其形成机制、三条历史轨迹及新实验实践等，揭示该领域围绕超越学科界限的问题重组高能研究，通过多方共同演化发展，将宇宙变为基础物理研究实验室。
AI 中文摘要
天体粒子物理学在20世纪后期作为一个跨粒子物理学、天体物理学和宇宙学的新跨学科领域出现。本文研究其形成独特科学领域的历史机制，聚焦先前分离的实验文化、研究传统和科学社群的渐进互动。认为它非通过既定学科简单融合，而是围绕超越传统学科界限的科学问题对高能研究进行渐进重组。三条历史轨迹塑造了这一过程，其互动将天然粒子转变为天体物理信使，宇宙变为研究基础物理的实验室。同时，新实验实践等为新兴研究格局赋予组织形式。更广泛地说，天体粒子物理学的兴起说明了新跨学科领域如何通过科学问题、实验文化、研究社群和机构的共同演化而发展。
英文摘要
Astroparticle physics emerged during the late twentieth century as a new interdisciplinary field at the intersection of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. This article examines the historical mechanisms through which it took shape as a distinct scientific field, focusing on the progressive interaction of previously separate experimental cultures, research traditions, and scientific communities. It argues that astroparticle physics emerged not through the simple convergence of established disciplines, but through the gradual reorganization of high-energy research around scientific problems that transcended traditional disciplinary boundaries. Three broad historical trajectories shaped this process: the transformation of postwar cosmic-ray physics; the emergence of a high-energy Universe through relativistic astrophysics and new astronomical windows; and the growing interaction between particle physics and cosmology. Their progressive interaction transformed naturally occurring particles into astrophysical messengers and the Universe itself into a laboratory for investigating fundamental physics beyond the reach of terrestrial accelerators. At the same time, new experimental practices, international collaborations, scientific forums, and institutional structures progressively gave organizational form to this emerging research landscape. More broadly, the emergence of astroparticle physics illustrates how new interdisciplinary fields develop through the co-evolution of scientific questions, experimental cultures, research communities, and institutions.
CommentsThis article substantially expands both the historical scope and the historiographical interpretation of the paper presented at the 4th International Symposium on the History of Particle Physics which was held at CERN in Geneva from 10 to 13 November 2025
