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Tag Archives: Cosmic Shambles
See-saws, recycling and the W mass
Earlier this year the CDF collaboration published a measurement of the mass of the W boson which caused something of a stir. I even made it the topic of my slot at the rescheduled “Nine lessons for Curious People” in … Continue reading
Posted in Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged ATLAS, contur, Cosmic Shambles, LHC, MCnet, Neutrinos, Tevatron
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A Decade of the Higgs Boson and Beyond
Some bits and pieces on today’s festivities. An article at the Cosmic Shambles Network: There’s also a live webcast from CERN. And (along with several others) I talked to Harry Cliff for this excellent New Scientist article, and am extensively … Continue reading
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Tagged CERN, Cosmic Shambles, Harry Cliff, Higgs, New Scientist
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On the new CDF measurement of the W boson mass
Just before the LHC Run 3 restart, the big news in particle physics was (and probably still is) the new measurement of the mass of the W boson from the CDF experiment. I talked about it a week ago at … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Cosmic Shambles, Fermilab, Science Focus, Tevatron
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The relativity of age
Right, well the weekend was fun. We went to Cambridge which, while only 48mins away on the train, felt like an adventure in these coronaviral times. The world has shrunk to a plague-stricken village, while at the same time growing … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophysics, Rambling, Travel
Tagged BBC, Big Bang, Cambridge, Cosmic Shambles, Science Focus, Standard Model, Steven Weinberg
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