"Higgs' Hysteria" -
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If you want to try to understand the most basic particles of matter, you might want to read about the Higgs boson -- a particle that is theorized to give atoms their mass. Scientists think they've found it, after predicting its existence purely through mathematics. Or did they? This is a challenging topic.
I read the article "Higgs Hysteria." This article is about how scientists think they have found the Higgs Boson, a particle theorized to give atoms their mass. This discovery is supported by the weight of the particle, which is 125-126 billion GeV (Electron Volts). This is within the range of the supposed Higgs Boson, which would have to be between 114 and 143 billion GeV. Another piece of evidence that this particle is the Higgs Boson is that it is certainly a boson. Scientists know this because they saw two photons after the particle collision, one of the end products of the way a Higgs Boson can decay. The most interesting thing in the article was that the Higgs Boson could be the base of mass. I wonder if there are more than one different particles that are the basis of mass, and the “Higgs Boson” found is just one of them.
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ReplyDeleteI read the "Higgs Hysteria" article on the Higgs Boson. This article explains how scientists conducted experiments with the LHC and found what might be the Higgs Boson, a particle that gives atoms their mass, theoretically. To support this discovery scientists found out the particle's weight. This subatomic particle weighs 125-126 billion GeV or electron volts. If the Higgs Boson existed at all it would have to weigh within the range of 114-143 billion GeV. Another support that this particle is the Higgs Boson is that it is a Boson. Boson's have very specific quantum properties. When tests are conducted with the LHC one of the signature events that a Boson does is the appearance of two photons. With these two strong supporters scientists have a strong belief that this is the Higgs Boson. What interests me the most is how the scientists are looking at this mysterious subatomic particle. How they try to build off each others ideas and try to prove each other wrong. I also like how they try to use math and see of this particle fits in with the laws of nature. I wonder if we will ever prove 100% that this is the Higgs Boson and if there is anything smaller that makes up the Higgs Boson
Hello Jason. I think that it will be hard to prove 100% that this is the Higgs Boson, as this is such a small thing. Just like it's hard to prove where exactly electrons are, this is another thing that we might not ever exactly know. For the second part, maybe there is something smaller, and maybe Aristotle's theory is really correct. Maybe it goes infinite both ways. Maybe the universe is infinite, and maybe there isn't a true base to what makes up the universe.
DeleteThis Article explains how scientists believe that they have found the particle known as the higgs Boson which gives matter some of its mass. it can be supported by the fact that the new found particle has a scalar field to it, which means that it has the same force on every side of the particle. this supports that the supposed higgs Boson is able to give mass to quarks but not photons, which is why light does not have mass. another piece of supporting evidence is that the mass of the new found particle(125-126 billion GeV) matches what would be probable for the higgs boson which is between 114 and 143 billion GeV. what I found most interesting is that even with all of the new proof, there is still much doubt that the new Boson is "The" Higgs Boson and not just "a" Higgs Boson. I wonder if there will ever be a way to harness the power released by these sort of Bosons in the future, or if any more of these particles exist.
ReplyDeleteI read "Higgs Hysteria." The main idea of this article is how scientists have founded a particle that might be what gives atoms their mass, the Higgs Boson. First of all, this particle founded is between 125 and 126 billion GeV (one GeV is slightly bigger than one hydrogen atom interims of mass). The thought is that it's between 114 and 143 billion GeV, so this makes sense. Also, in the collision used to find this out, two photons ended up afterwards. This is a sign that it's the decay of an unstable Higgs. This article takes your thinking to a whole new dimension. It's amazing to think about how this could be the what gives us mass. If you took this away, would everything have no matter? Is this like the skeleton holding everything together?
ReplyDeleteRyan, I think your question is very interesting. If the Higgs Boson gives atoms their mass, it must be present in all mater, as all matter must have mass. Therefore, I think that if you take away the Higgs Boson, we would have no matter. For this reason, I also think it would be impossible to take away the Higgs Boson
DeleteHey Ryan, your question was very fascinating! I never thought that it was the skeleton of the universe, that would be cool! I think that the Higgs Boson is the basis of mass and matter. The Higgs Boson must be in all types of matter if it is the skeleton to this universe. If you take out the bones in a skeleton there is nothing. Same thing with the Higgs Boson, if there is no Higgs Boson then there is no mass or matter.
DeleteI read "Higgs Hysteria." The main point of this article is to educate and help people understand the concept of the Higgs Boson better. Two supporting details are that it says in the article that the Higgs Boson is responsible for things having mass because of this Higgs field underlying the Boson. This as well as quarks and gluons are responsible for things having mass. The second detail supporting the main idea is that in the article it says that earlier they were able to estimate that the mass of the Boson is between 114 and 143 GeV. (A GeV is slightly larger than the mass number of a hydrogen atom). But recently they spotted a boson weighing between 125 and 126 GeV, thus narrowing the mass down significantly. The article was most interesting to me because of the part that it had many interesting points that talked about what it could also be, and why it might not be the Higgs Boson. A question I have for other readers of this articles is if there weren't to be the Higgs Boson, would everything we know about the atom be incorrect? if so, what would the atom be like?
ReplyDeleteI read "Higgs Hysteria." The main point of this article is the particle itself, they start with talking about how the particle was found. They then continue onto the clues that led up to the discovery. The particle was found on July 4th in the Large Hydron Collider. Some of the clues that led up to the discovery included the fact that the particle was found in the target weight range for a Higgs bozon. They know that it's a new particle, and they know it's a bozon. But it still could be a an imposter. My question for other readers is "What if the particle turns out to be an imposter, what new discoverys could this particle cause, after all, it is still a new particle."
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