An ontology-based approach for exploring knowledge in fundamental particles of Physics

Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactions between them. Particle physicists have described the fundamental structure of matter using the fundamental forces of physics in the form of an elegant series of equations. However, fundamental particle of physics often faces problems from a shortage of specialists. The knowledge base in the field of fundamental particles is also very large and widely dispersed, which makes it difficult for humans to achieve expertise. This is clearly proved from the smaller number of research studies in fundamental particle of physics. The specific knowledge of particle physics is not widespread, so techniques to manage and share knowledge are necessary. This work proposes an ontology-based approach for describing networking physics domains related to fundamental particles of physics. This networking ontology is employed to implement the recommender web service system to help users to recommend fundamental particles related to the networking physics domain. The experiments on the system are conducted with particle physics specialists. Moreover, ontologies are developed using the HOZO tool in OWL format which can be easily integrated with any other ontology in computer science and engineering.