Category Archives: Physics

Christmas comes early at the LHC

Posted on 15/06/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 5.4 of Smashing Physics.

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Boosted objects in Princeton

Posted on 24/05/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 5.2 of Smashing Physics.

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My three least favourite quarks

Posted on 17/05/2011 by lilyasquith

Also at The Guardian. Quarks are what dragged me into this mess. I’ve done about 50 hours work in the last 4 days and have run out of clean cutlery. My fridge contains only an empty tub of hummus and … Continue reading →

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My favourite particle: the muon

Posted on 14/05/2011 by lilyasquith

Post by Mark Lancaster. Also at The Guardian. In 1900, shortly after the electron and radioactivity were discovered, Lord Kelvin famously remarked: “There is nothing new to be discovered in physics. All that remains is more and more precise measurement” … Continue reading →

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