Simulation of a Higgs boson decaying into four muons, CERN, 1990
Posted on 07/12/2010 4:13:37 PM PDT by TaraP
Rumours are emerging from the rival to the Large Hadron Collider that the Higgs boson, or so-called "God particle", has been found.
Tommaso Dorigo, a physicist at the University of Padua, has said in his blog that there has been talk coming out of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, that the Higgs has been discovered.
The Tevatron, the huge particle accelerator at Fermi - the most powerful in the world after the LHC - is expected to be retired when the CERN accelerator becomes fully operational, but may have struck a final blow before it becomes obsolete.
If one form of the rumour is to be believed - and Prof Dorigo is extremely circumspect about it - then it is a "three-sigma" signature, meaning that there is a statistical likelihood of 99.7 per cent that it is correct. But, of course, that is only if the rumour is to be believed.
In the post, titled "Rumors about a light Higgs", Prof Dorigo said: "It reached my ear, from two different, possibly independent sources, that an experiment at the Tevatron is about to release some evidence of a light Higgs boson signal.
"Some say a three-sigma effect, others do not make explicit claims but talk of a unexpected result."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Simulation of a Higgs boson decaying into four muons, CERN, 1990
That would be Jayne Mansfield with a nip slip
I found Jackie’s a few times and it worked for me.
Sophia is giving her the “you hussy” staredown.
You must have led a sheltered life. Jayne died in 1967 and I figured that anyone, the age of 9yrs or more, knew who she was. Guess I’ll have to revise my “born after date”.
I will make a prediction right now, eventually particle physics will be abandoned as obsolete.
I know I dont.
Is it a particle or is it a wave.
WOW, if this is true then....
WOW. Physics would make sense again! I hope this is true!
thanks !
When you get mathematically close to a Black Hole, or Singularity in space, all the known laws of physics break down. All the equations come out to = infinity. Whether it is a physicist or a theoretical mathematician, this breakdown of laws such as E=MC2 gives them migraines. The presence of the Higgs Boson would fix those problems, but until its proven to exist, its all theory.
So if this is correct, and it has been found, then Physicists will be able to fully describe creation mathematically. Possibly even be able to tell us what the universe was like BEFORE the big bang. Let’s just say, its been the missing piece to the puzzle.
If it makes you feel any better, scientists can’t stand that it’s called the “God particle” by the media.
Thank you both for your kind attempts to explain this to someone who really needs a physics primer. That cocktail party analogy almost makes sense to me...no small feat, I assure you. Thanks again!
Yes, but I'd say that less than 1% of the population knows or cares.
well, we all care a lot about electrons...., even if we don’t know so much about them.
Bring it up in a newscast that this discovery will make their cell phones work better; their starbucks taste creamier and they will be able to forecast which contestant in American Idol will ultimately win.
Watch them FLOCK to science!
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Holy moley! I actually comprehend what you’re saying and it is...awesome almost seems too small a word. The universe before the big bang is mind boggling in its significance. Even being able to completely describe creation in mathematical terms is more than I would have imagined possible. Thank you for taking the time to put this into words.
After all, it’s a government project. Why build one, when you can build two for twice the price?
Sophia Loren is on the left but who is the blond on the right?Mariska Hargitay's mother.
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