Author Archives: Jon Butterworth

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About Jon Butterworth

UCL Physics prof, works on LHC, writes (books, Cosmic Shambles and elsewhere). Citizen of England, UK, Europe & Nowhere, apparently.

A Flavour of Particle Physics

Posted on 24/07/2019 by Jon Butterworth

At the Cosmic Shambles Network  

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Neutrino platform

Posted on 06/07/2019 by Jon Butterworth

Do strategies make a difference? On Monday we had a meeting of UK particle physicists at the shiny new Institute of Physics building (beta version here, well worth a visit if you are in the Kings Cross area) to discuss … Continue reading →

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Off the map

Posted on 30/06/2019 by Jon Butterworth

Here’s a reasonable quality recording of a colloquium I gave in Valencia last month. It’s aimed at fellow particle physicists rather than the general public, but I know some of you fit that description, and some of it might be … Continue reading →

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Murray Gell-Mann

Posted on 25/05/2019 by Jon Butterworth

Sad to learn that Murray Gell-Mann, pioneer of particle physics and more, has died at the age of 89. 

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