AP Interview: CERN chief sees certainty on 'God particle' by summer

AP Interview: CERN chief sees certainty on 'God particle' by summer

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DAVOS, Switzerland — The world should know with certainty by the middle of this year whether a subatomic particle discovered by scientists is a long-sought Higgs boson, the head of the world’s largest atom smasher said Saturday

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hi all sry if this has been posted

I dont know alot about this stuff, I thought they allready confirmed this. But I dont know

Rolf Heuer, director of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, said he is confident that “towards the middle of the year, we will be there.” By then, he said reams of data from the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider on the Swiss-French border near Geneva should have been assessed

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en.wikipedia.org...

The Higgs boson or Higgs particle is an elementary particle predicted almost 50 years ago to exist by the Standard Model of particle physics. In 2012 a previously unknown boson was discovered; its properties are still being studied in 2013 to confirm whether or not it is the Higgs boson.[6][7] Proof that the Higgs boson exists would be monumental[8][9] since it would finally prove the existence of the Higgs field,[10][11] the Standard Model's explanation of why some fundamental particles have mass when 'naive' theory says they should be massless, and - linked to this - why the weak force has a much shorter range than the electromagnetic force. Its discovery would validate the final unconfirmed part of the Standard Model, guide other theories and discoveries in particle physics, and – as with other fundamental discoveries of the past – potentially over time lead to developments in "new" physics,[12] and new technology

Yeah I thought it was confirmed last year?
Either way, very exciting times!

Forgive my ignorance but can somebody explain in laymen's term what Higgs Boson is really all about and what it means please. Thank you.

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I would like to hear it in english too lol

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Higgs Boson

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I was just reading that then I added it to op

Originally posted by TheProphetMark
Forgive my ignorance but can somebody explain in laymen's term what Higgs Boson is really all about and what it means please. Thank you.

edit on 26-1-2013 by TheProphetMark because: (no reason given)

The original defn according to Chris Hill is
It is a particle that make othe rparticles Feel their mass.
Now whether it will be found. i seriously doubt it

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CERN does this everytime they run out of funding lol you can expect them to find it next year and the next and the next lol

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I bet they run out funding fast at $10billion

Originally posted by samuel1990
Yeah I thought it was confirmed last year?

I think that was more like a hooray-for-our-side rally.

I don't know much either about this but its something Ive recently been saying ( during a manic period which led to rehab)

So to my understanding the scientists are hoping to find a part of the particle that will make up the whole mass this year? and they found part last year that was unknown and are testing it?

~Alienmindflare~

Originally posted by digital01anarchy
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CERN does this everytime they run out of funding lol you can expect them to find it next year and the next and the next lol

You beat me to it digital....while I support science and the exploration of matter, this seems like a "trial balloon" by CERN saying "We are almost there, just need a little more money...."

Originally posted by TheProphetMark
Forgive my ignorance but can somebody explain in laymen's term what Higgs Boson is really all about and what it means please. Thank you.

In the age of broadband, Google and Wikipedia, I can't fathom the reasons that drove you to ask this question on ATS. Too lazy to type?

Originally posted by digital01anarchy
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CERN does this everytime they run out of funding lol you can expect them to find it next year and the next and the next lol

So you know CERN that well? Can you wear a pin or something, so that I can wave hello next time I see you in the cafeteria? Seriously, dude.

What every time? Care to give another example? CERN has a stellar record of advanced research in particle physics and while they do need publicity to help get funding, it's ridiculous to speculate that there is some nefarious plan regarding the discovery statement and all. People are working their @sses off, and all you can contribute is "lol".

Duh.

Originally posted by goou111
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I bet they run out funding fast at $10billion

I bet you know nothing about how these projects are structured and financed.

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dang did someone p**s in your corrnflakes?

Originally posted by goou111
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dang did someone p**s in your corrnflakes?

Got ya!

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Good God are you ok now.

Originally posted by digital01anarchy
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CERN does this everytime they run out of funding lol you can expect them to find it next year and the next and the next lol

Really? How many times? Were they wrong those other times? Please enlighten us with your wisdom.