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One Universe, please!
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2012, Higgs boson; 2013, Nobel Prize Bowl space-time + new field Ingredients 36 +1 elementary particles Recipe 4 +1 elementary forces
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2012, Higgs boson; 2013, Nobel Prize Bowl space-time + new field Ingredients 36 +1 elementary particles Recipe 4 +1 elementary forces
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What allows us to exist?
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Peter Higgs
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Psychology Biology Chemistry Physics Consciousness Cells Molecules Atoms Nuclei Subatomic particles Elementary particles
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What allows us to exist? What makes atoms stable?
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University of Toronto
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m=0 kg m>0 kg
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www.bryan-kennedy.com
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m=0 kg
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m>0 kg
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What allows us to exist? What makes atoms stable? What slows particles down?
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Id Idea 1964 Proof 2012 Nobel 2013
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Here comes video with tray (space) ping pong balls (particles) sugar (Higgs field) and sugar cubes (Higgs particles).
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What allows us to exist? What makes atoms stable? What slows particles down? Higgs field and boson!
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The experiment is the supreme judge of a theory.
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Two independent observations are needed. ATLAS CMS
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What allows us to exist? What makes atoms stable? What slows particles down? Higgs field and boson! How CERN confirmed it?
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What allows us to exist? What makes atoms stable? What slows particles down? Higgs field and boson! How CERN confirmed it? What’s next for the Higgs boson?
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Current theory One Higgs boson A more general theory? More Higgs bosons
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What’s next? New phenomena? Space-time archaeology? Travel to distant stars?
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http://AdrianBuzatu.com Adrian.Buzatu@Glasgow.ac.uk Research Associate (postdoc)
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