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The neutrino matrix: why are there three of everything?
At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.4 of Smashing Physics.
Posted in Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged Neutrinos
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Whizz for anti-atoms!
The field of anti-matter spectroscopy began this week At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.3 of Smashing Physics. Talking to people who have seen or read “Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown, which features CERN quite heavily, they expect to be disabused. … Continue reading
Posted in Physics, Science
Tagged CERN, Smashing Physics, video
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Was Brian Cox wrong? – Sixty Symbols
Never mind those Higgs updates, here’s the latest in the great Brian Cox diamond controversy – interesting video from Ed Copeland and Tony Padilla At the Guardian.
Posted in Philosophy, Physics, Science
Tagged Brian Cox, Higgs, Sixty Symbols, video
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Tevatron results: W marks the spot
It’s often said that without a Higgs boson, the standard model of particle physics is in deep trouble. As Bo Jayatilaka writes, if this ellipse didn’t overlap with this line, it already would be… By Bo Jayatilaka, at the Guardian.
Posted in Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged Bo Jayatilaka, Fermilab, Guardian, Tevatron
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