Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Waiting for Star Trek ...

If this turns out to be the Higgs, we are at the beginning of a glorious age:

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The Higgs particle, although crucial for understanding how the universe was formed, remains theoretical. It explains how particles clumped together to form stars, planets and even life.

Without the Higgs particle, the particles that make up the universe would have remained like a soup, the theory goes.

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2 comments:

Gordon said...

I think the first clue that the particle might be the glue that holds the universe together is that it was shaped like Borden's Elsie the Cow. :-)

.......Dr. Zhang said...

Moo squared!