@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Try this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein%27s_Bridge_(novel)Cramer's a physicist, probably retired now, so that made it easier for me to read as a physicist.
Some stuff about the SSC and CERN made me think of it based on what you just said.
Plus, the favorable mention of Clifford Algebras at the end warmed the cold, cold heart of this old theorist.
He has another novel called _Twistor_ which is pretty good, too.