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Higgs boson hunt almost over as Large Hadron Collider closes in on ‘God particle’
Physicists on Wednesday will make an announcement that may solve a decades-old puzzle about the nature of matter, declaring they have all but proven that the “God particle” exists.
If they can confirm the existence of the Higgs boson, the last missing piece in the standard model of physics, the announcement would rank among the most important scientific breakthroughs of the last century. (AP; AFP/Getty Images)
The search for the Higgs Boson: Inside the Large Hadron Collider
As the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) discuses the Higgs Boson, or “God Particle,” we take a look inside the massive atom-smashing machine known as the Large Hadron Collider, which is at the heart of the discovery.
Higgs Boson: What is it, and why is everyone so excited about the ‘God Particle?’
What’s happening on Tuesday? The only thing that is known for certain about a seminar on Tuesday at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), which runs the massive atom-smashing machine known as the Large Hadron Collider, is that there will not be a definitive announcement about the existence of the Higgs Boson, the so-called God Particle whose discovery would complete the Standard Model of particle physics, and explain why stuff has mass.
Rolf-Dieter Heuer, CERN’s director general, said as much in an invitation to the meeting, promising “significant progress in the search for the Higgs boson, but not enough to make any conclusive statement on the existence or non-existence of the Higgs.”
But with the release of results from two different experiments in search of the God Particle, excitement and rumours are growing about a scientific discovery that would rival any in living memory. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
