...or is it an extremely expensive wild goose chase?
How do we know when to give up, or is it a blank cheque?
2007-01-18 06:21:54 · 9 answers · asked by mesun1408 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The Higgs boson is the particle which is believed to confer mass.
2007-01-18 22:51:31 · update #1
I give it another year or so. Just recently very accurate measurements were achieved on the W boson, allowing more precise upper limit calculations on where we should find the Higgs. new upper limit is 153 GeV. see below article
2007-01-18 06:45:25 · answer #1 · answered by Beach_Bum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Higgs boson may, or may not exist. If it does exist it will be found at the LHC or possibly the Tevatron.
If it doesn't exist we know that there must be some new physics that causes electroweak symmetry breaking. The only way to know is to build colliders to investigate the TeV range. Even if the Higgs doesn't exist someone interesting will be discovered that will further our knowledge of the fundamental nature of matter and the universe.
2007-01-18 07:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It does not advise that for the period of any respect. What the fermilabs have got here upon are 'debris' that advise the Higgs boson exists. looking (and isoalting) one is slightly previous our technologies on the 2nd. however the final debris is going an prolonged thank you to creating the known kind finished.
2016-12-16 07:39:06 · answer #3 · answered by zell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been postulated that the new Hadron Collider will produce so many tiny black holes that they will consume the Earth. As for the "God" particle, AKA "Graviton" I think it is in the same league and argument as to whether there is a God or not, the jury is out and will be some time. If the theory is wrong, will this be extrapolated as saying that God does not exist?
2007-01-18 07:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Startling new theory suggests it may be lighter than first thought and could with some work on faster detectors be found on smaller coliders than the new CERN device. Scientists in USA are working on it now.
2007-01-18 06:32:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They will have a better shot at it with the new Hadron collider at CERN when it comes up. Until now we have not been able to reach the energies it's predicted to be at. If it doesn't show up, the theory has to be revisited.
2007-01-18 06:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wait, let me check my coat pockets.
2007-01-18 07:48:15 · answer #7 · answered by onailag 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They had some on special in Tesco last week.
2007-01-18 06:31:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Can you expand on this question, for I find myself clueless.
2007-01-18 06:31:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋