Tag Archives: Smashing Physics

Tooth fairy quantum mechanics

Posted on 23/12/2012 by Jon Butterworth

The reason I can’t show you a Higgs boson is also the solution to a parental dilemma   I do sometimes get asked “If you’ve found a Higgs boson, can you show me a picture of it?” Unfortunately, the answer … Continue reading →

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Let’s take this offline

Posted on 02/12/2012 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.2 of Smashing Physics.

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…if there was no physics, these sectors would not exist…

Posted on 19/10/2012 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 9.1 of Smashing Physics.

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Higgs boson: the definite article?

Posted on 30/07/2012 by Jon Butterworth

A week in Valencia discussing the new boson. When is a Higgs boson the Higgs boson, and does the boost help?

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