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Physicists say they are now confident they have discovered a long-sought subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson.
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, says a look at all the data from 2012 shows that what they found last year was a version of what is popularly referred to as the "God particle."
CERN physicist Joe Incandela said in a statement Thursday, "It is clear that we are dealing with a Higgs boson, though we still have a long way to go to know what kind of Higgs boson it is."
This helps to understand where mass comes from, something previously inexplicable.
This helps to understand where mass comes from, something previously inexplicable.
They can call it what they want. Using the word "God" seems typically pompous in the current scientific community or the ignorant media for that matter.
The Higgs boson
In the 1970s, physicists realized that there are very close ties between two of the four fundamental forces the weak force and the electromagnetic force. The two forces can be described within the same theory, which forms the basis of the Standard Model. This unification implies that electricity, magnetism, light and some types of radioactivity are all manifestations of a single underlying force known an the electroweak force.
In mainstream media the Higgs boson is often referred to as the "God particle," from a 1993 book on the topic; the sobriquet is strongly disliked by many physicists, who regard it as inappropriate sensationalism.
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They can call it what they want. Using the word "God" seems typically pompous in the current scientific community or the ignorant media for that matter.
