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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon
NASA ^
| May 01, 2012
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 05/01/2012 2:52:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: What is all this fuss about the Higgs boson? The physics community is abuzz that a fundamental particle expected by the largely successful Standard Model of particle physics may soon be found by the huge Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Europe. The term boson refers to a type of fundamental particle with similarities to the photon, while Higgs refers to Peter Higgs, a physicist who among others published research predicting the mechanism through which such a particle might act. The above animated cartoon explains in humorous but impressive detail why the Higgs boson is expected, and one method that the Large Hadron Collider is using to find it. Although some rumors hint that preliminary traces of the Higgs boson are already being found, even not finding this unusual particle would open the door to a new fundamental understanding of how our universe works.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; higgsboson; science; stringtheory
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posted on
05/01/2012 2:52:10 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
I'm caught up and current on the APod posts 'n' pings. IOW, see ya in two days. ;')
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05/01/2012 2:53:55 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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05/01/2012 2:56:11 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Particle physics humor. Cool.
A particle physics joke:
"We don't serve your kind in here."
A tachyon walks into a bar.
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posted on
05/01/2012 2:57:07 PM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(I will vote against ANY presidential candidate who had non-citizen parents.)
To: backwoods-engineer
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posted on
05/01/2012 3:00:20 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/01/2012 3:00:20 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(THIS SUCKS)
To: SunkenCiv
When I click on the cartoon I get nothing. Does that mean there is yet another Adobe update I need, or is it yet another physicist joke I don’t get?
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posted on
05/01/2012 3:17:23 PM PDT
by
Old North State
(Don't blame me, I voted for Pedro)
To: Old North State
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posted on
05/01/2012 3:24:08 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: SunkenCiv
the guy who invented the toilet did more practical good for mankind than Albert Einstein did.
To: SunkenCiv
That was well done and fun
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posted on
05/01/2012 4:14:49 PM PDT
by
visualops
(artlife.us)
To: Old North State
I don’t run vids on this machine, so I’m not sure.
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05/01/2012 4:20:21 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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Stare at the cross in the center....
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posted on
05/01/2012 4:53:18 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: smokingfrog
I’ve been staring for 15 minutes and I still don’t see the winning Lotto numbers!
To: Revolting cat!
3, 9, 10, 11, 34; Lucky Ball 19
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05/01/2012 5:14:34 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: SunkenCiv
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05/01/2012 5:44:09 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: the invisib1e hand
He must have bowled everyone over.
He was definitely flush with success.
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05/01/2012 5:45:50 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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05/01/2012 5:57:48 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
So, if we find it, that’s good. And, if we don’t find it, that’s good. It’s sort of like dog barf on the stairs then.
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05/01/2012 5:58:48 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: SunkenCiv
Neat stuff. Thanks for posting.
I didn’t realize that Higgs had been promoted to bos’n.
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05/01/2012 6:27:47 PM PDT
by
Rocky
(REPEAL IT!)
To: Rocky
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05/02/2012 4:39:38 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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