CERN plans to announce latest results in search for Higgs boson particle
Scientists’ impression of the Higgs boson
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists collaborating on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva will announce their latest results in the search for the Higgs boson particle on Tuesday 13 December.
The LHC works by accelerating two beams of protons to almost the speed of light. The protons collide together 40 million times a second, recreating the conditions of the universe immediately after the Big Bang, and enabling scientists to reconstruct fundamental particles produced at that time.
Since research started at the LHC nearly two years ago, scientists have been working to determine whether the Higgs boson particle exists. The Higgs boson is the final undiscovered particle of the Standard Model of particle physics and is a crucial ingredient in our understanding of the mass of many elementary particles
Scientists from both the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN will present their latest findings in the search for the Higgs at a seminar on Tuesday. The findings are based on more than 300 trillion high-speed particle collisions over the past year.
The event will be broadcast live here: http://indico.cern … onfId=164890
Update: Possible signs of the Higgs remain in latest analyses http://www.physorg … 2988821.html
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If they find the Higg's, but not where it is predicted, then this is a fantastic result and will add hugely to our understanding of science.
If they don't find the Higg's, then this is a fantastic result and will add hugely to our understanding of science.
Whatever the results, this is a exciting time in the world of physics!
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http://www.aether...memo.gif
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What if the calculations are wrong, and the energy levels needed for the collisions are off by an order of magnitude or two?
If you discard the whole theory, you could miss the truth by not testing it.
BUILD A BIGGER COLLIDER.
Give them engineers and particle physicists another job to justify their salary!
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m = e.k /x (1-pi^3alpha^2 /2)
m-mass;e-electron charge;k-Boltzmann constant;
x-Compton wavelength; pi=3.1415927;
alpha-fine structure constant.
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I have been trying ( and failing ) for many year to understand the maths of 2d objects from a 3d perspective.
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Wow, what an eye-opening document. It really shows how shallow and corrupt the scientific establishment is and to what depths they'll go to...
Oh, wait, you fabricated that document.
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Do you make a living by posting incoherent rubbish 24/7? I admire your dedication. Perhaps you should move into a landfill.