BrotherJosh Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Well, I just got done reading, "Value Of The Christian" thread and got bored. Arguing over something tangible, to me, is way more interesting. So here's something interesting. We are now at Sigma 5.9 that the particle observed is the Higgs Boson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpudd1n Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Well, I just got done reading, "Value Of The Christian" thread and got bored. Arguing over something tangible, to me, is way more interesting. So here's something interesting. We are now at Sigma 5.9 that the particle observed is the Higgs Boson. What would the discovery of the Higgs-Boson particle mean, what impact would it have on everything? I wish I understood more :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherJosh Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 What would the discovery of the Higgs-Boson particle mean, what impact would it have on everything? I wish I understood more :/ It would bring us a step closer to completing the Standard Model of physics. CERN, the Large Hadron Collider, is going to be doing testing on Supersymmetry. As far as a practical application this research, and past research, has lead to a lot, if not all, of the technologies we enjoy today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TrueFreedom Posted September 9, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 9, 2012 What has CERN done for us lately? http://www.lhc.ac.uk/About+the+LHC/11839.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpudd1n Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 What would the discovery of the Higgs-Boson particle mean, what impact would it have on everything? I wish I understood more :/ It would bring us a step closer to completing the Standard Model of physics. CERN, the Large Hadron Collider, is going to be doing testing on Supersymmetry. As far as a practical application this research, and past research, has lead to a lot, if not all, of the technologies we enjoy today! I understand it's a big deal. I know it's really important. But those wiki pages... I might as well have been reading Chinese :/ Except that, because I have done some studies in Chinese, I would probably understand more in Chinese than in Science Speak :/ I thought the Higgs-Boson had something to do with understanding how the universe came into being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TrueFreedom Posted September 9, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 9, 2012 I understand it's a big deal. I know it's really important. But those wiki pages... I might as well have been reading Chinese :/ Except that, because I have done some studies in Chinese, I would probably understand more in Chinese than in Science Speak :/ Try this one: http://www.howstuffworks.com/higgs-boson.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpudd1n Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I understand it's a big deal. I know it's really important. But those wiki pages... I might as well have been reading Chinese :/ Except that, because I have done some studies in Chinese, I would probably understand more in Chinese than in Science Speak :/ Try this one: http://www.howstuffw...higgs-boson.htm How appropriate, your initials match up with The Finder Thanks a lot for that, I just read it How long have they been searching for the Higgs-Boson? And how long have they been trying to fit gravity into the Standard Model for? The Standard Model seems like it is very much a work in progress that belongs to no one scientist, really. The scientific community's joint collaboration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TrueFreedom Posted September 9, 2012 Moderator Share Posted September 9, 2012 How long have they been searching for the Higgs-Boson? And how long have they been trying to fit gravity into the Standard Model for? The Standard Model seems like it is very much a work in progress that belongs to no one scientist, really. The scientific community's joint collaboration They've predicted for a long time. The model requires it. They've only recently had the technology to detect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Or this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpudd1n Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Or this: Awesome, will check it out in a bit- got some uni work to do first. Got to be a good girl lol. We're up to Week 3 now, and I've managed to pretty much knock over Week 1's work tonight, just need to finish up the exercises. Hoping to be back on track by the end of this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpudd1n Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Or this: Oh, I think I get it now- the Higgs-Boson determines how heavy different particles (?) are. It explains differences in mass- is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 As far as I understand it, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpudd1n Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 As far as I understand it, yes. WOOT!! Sucess!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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