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General Category => Astronomy & Science => Topic started by: vh on July 03, 2012, 05:00:38 AM

Title: Higgs Boson
Post by: vh on July 03, 2012, 05:00:38 AM
Welp tommorow they make an announcement, about the Higgs Boson. Exciting.
here is an article.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/07/higgs-boson-breaks-physics/ (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/07/higgs-boson-breaks-physics/)

In english, a Higgs Boson is a particle with 0-spin that is created by the breaking of symmetry in the Higgs field that happens when gauge bosons naturally return to their state of lowest energy.

Oh and the Higgs Field is what gives everything mass.
Title: Re: Higgs Boson
Post by: FiahOwl on July 03, 2012, 04:37:59 PM

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Title: Re: Higgs Boson
Post by: atomic7732 on July 03, 2012, 06:36:55 PM
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Title: Re: Higgs Boson
Post by: Darvince on July 03, 2012, 06:38:39 PM
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Title: Re: Higgs Boson
Post by: Bla on July 04, 2012, 04:45:29 AM
Intersting.

Bad Astronomy - Higgs! (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/04/higgs/)

A Quantum Leap: The discovery of the Higgs boson particle puts our understanding of nature on a new firm footing. By Lawrence Krauss (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/07/higgs_boson_announcement_from_cern_why_the_god_particle_is_so_important_.single.html)