Standard Model in Trouble! - Cybertron.CA - Canadian Transformers News and Discussion

Joalro · 04-19-2011, 11:53 AM

For anyone with a physics interest, the Standard Model of Physics appears to be wrong! According to the standard model there exists a particle known as the Higgs particle (sometimes called the God Particle) that is supposed to give all the other particles mass.

To date, the Higgs has been undiscovered. The LHC (Large Hadron Collider ) was expected to find the Higgs, though when it would do so was unknown.

However, in the last few weeks there was a major discovery at Fermi Labs http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...n-2269234.html

If this truly is the Technicolor Force, disproving the Higgs, this is the first time in decades experiment has gone against theory in Particle Physics.

And I couldn't be happier. The Higgs model is pretty darn gross! I don't like it at all! I actually have a particle physics exam today, and I'm looking forward to writing these results in showing experimental evidence against the Higgs (I would not be able to write ANY experimental evidence a month ago).

In the next few months they must confirm these results before they are taken seriously. However, if they CAN be confirmed, this is one of the biggest discoveries in physics in decades.

Metroplex79 · 04-19-2011, 12:00 PM

From the title, I thought the topic was going to involves pics of chicks

racerguy76 · 04-19-2011, 12:33 PM

Very interesting. I'm not gonna lie and say I understand any of that on more than a very basic level.

Proving the "god particle" doesn't exist made me smile tho.

FreedomGundam · 04-19-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Metroplex79

From the title, I thought the topic was going to involves pics of chicks

On my side, I thought the topic had to do with Gundam or other robot kits.

Back on topic, this is interesting. Will definitely keep my eyes out on more details on this, and time to do a bit more reading on my Standard physics (which, in this case, may become obsolete).

Pascal · 04-19-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Metroplex79

From the title, I thought the topic was going to involves pics of chicks

Technicolor me disapointed as well.

(But that was an interesting read.)

UltraPrimal · 04-19-2011, 04:20 PM

I'm sure Dr. Sheldon Cooper is very excited. Me, I have no idea what you're talking about. I thought Technicolor was something they invented back when they went from black and white to color TVs.

racerguy76 · 04-25-2011, 10:46 AM

They are still looking for the god particle.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/22/l...d-inches-clos/