Tag Archives: supersymmetry

Desperately seeking SUSY

Posted on 27/09/2012 by lilyasquith

Also at the Guardian. We discovered a new particle this summer, and it looks a lot like the Higgs boson, but theoretical physicists are not happy. There is a fundamental reason for their discomfort, which is known as the “Higgs … Continue reading →

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Is nature natural?

Posted on 02/04/2012 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.5 of Smashing Physics.

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From liquid argon to M theory?

Posted on 16/09/2010 by Jon Butterworth

See also Chapter 2.6 of Smashing Physics. Claiming to understand the universe from first principles is all very well, but the foundations have to be built on experiment and observation. And it is slow, hard work. Even in Pisa. Continued … Continue reading →

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Supersymmetry – the end of the line?

Posted on 01/09/2010 by Herbi Dreiner

Slightly expanded version of this post now available on The Guardian. The conference on “Supersymmetry and the Unification of Fundamental Interactions“, which my colleagues and I organised in Bonn, finished yesterday. The entire week I was thinking I would drop into bed … Continue reading →

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