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tenaciousg86Jul 13, 2010
http://abstrusegoose.com/118
fiskintlJul 14, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rnWSLqV3R0
imalebowskiJul 14, 2010
i'm a pretty well educated person and this is mostly just jargon that i'm unfamiliar with, but i really am at least semi-interested in. i spent roughly 5 minutes researching the higgs boson thing, and can't make a ton of sense of it. can anyone explain it in layman's terms?
gerrykJul 14, 2010
No.
I'm not being facetious either... layman's terms don't hack it when talking about quantum mechanics.
Suffice to say, there is a gap in the predictions made by quantum theory. A particle which should exist but hasn't been seen yet. It is very massive, which contributes to its difficulty in manifesting. The Higgs Boson is the name given to this gap. If discovered, it cements quantum theory as a definitive theory of nature.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 14, 2010
Higgs is the missing piece of the Standard Model.
arvarisJul 14, 2010
@stevenwalters - gravity is also missing from the Standard Model, so it's got a ways to go
hilyinJul 14, 2010
From what I get of it, is its a particle that is the makeup of all matter at the smallest level...
Though I'm probably wrong, its confusing stuff.
Closed AccountJul 14, 2010
Higgs (theoretically) is what gives a particle its mass.
arvarisJul 14, 2010
I thought it is just to explain the difference in mass between the photon (which doesn't have mass) and the W and Z bosons (which are very massive). Since both of these are both two sides of the same coin (the electroweak force), there must be something that gives the W and Z bosons there mass.
dvsbastardJul 14, 2010
Read these:
http://www.phy.uct.ac.za/courses/phy400w/particle/higgs.htm
They actually give quick concise explanations.
cloudberriesJul 14, 2010
Not really. I doubt anyone could really explain these sorts of things in any terms which make any sense to anyone that doesn't have a Phd in Quantum Physics.
But, from what I've been told, the Higgs is responsible for things having mass. Now, if that doesn't make you stop and go "Whaaaaa...?" you've probably not thought about it enough.
Closed AccountJul 14, 2010
This frequency "Channel" has a lot of information re the higgs boson indexed: The clips preview by in 15 sec bursts. If you want to watch through any clip mouse over the video to "watch full clip." Hope this helps : http://www.frequency.com/video/god-particle/17500
karciJul 14, 2010
There are several bosons other than the Higgs boson, they are classifying the particle in the way of X particle has some 'kind1' boson and some more 'kind2' boson and Y paricle has some more 'kind1' boson and some fewer 'kind2' boson. it's on the level of gravitons electrons, so way beyond the level of nucleons. they are _really_ small.
you can get some of this kind of science from some Richard P. Feynman books or lecture. he is famous physicist.
imalebowskiJul 14, 2010
there is always a way to explain things in layman's terms, for the record. it doesn't mean "explain it so a 4 year old could get it", it means, cut out the jargon and explain it in a way that an intelligent, but uninformed person could understand. there's always a way. that's why some people are great teachers and some suck, it just depends how you break it down. you did a pretty decent job. i get the jist now, at least.
gamewizardJul 14, 2010
http://xkcd.com/401/
gamewizardJul 14, 2010
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100623121140AA9868m
reddfoxx1562Jul 14, 2010
guilty feet have got no rhythm.
needcoffeeJul 14, 2010
Has to be right read it on digg earlier today and slashdot. :) /s Regardless hope the findings turn out to be legit.
cloudberriesJul 14, 2010
"Scientists on Tuesday announced to the nation via press conference, 'Yes, we've located the Higgs boson. It was down the back of the sofa this whole time. Must have slipped down there a few years back when we had a few friends round to watch the game or something. Yeah, totally a D'oh! moment. Now, our next task is to scour under the fridge in the kitchen to see if we dropped any tachyons under there..."Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountJul 14, 2010
It was difficult imagining yesterdays news when considering the ammount of works that's gone into CERN so far: http://www.frequency.com/video/god-particle/17500
blueplanetJul 14, 2010
"Three-sigma refers to the statistical certainty of a given result. In this case, the rumored result is supposed to have a 99.7 percent chance of being correct (and a 0.3 percent chance of being wrong)."
Not how particle physics works, results aren't quoted in chances of being right, that's impossible to know...
bbowendiggJul 14, 2010
that would be cool.
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