Tag Archives: Higgs

Implications of the Higgs boson, part II

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Michel

Part I If you have been following the news about the Higgs boson, you may have heard the standard explanation to why discovering it is such a big deal: it is the provider of mass in the Universe. Too often, … Continue reading →

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Implications of the Higgs boson, part I

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Michel

It feels like it’s been a while since I talked about some physics. I planned to do a quick list of the different implications of the Higgs boson, but then I got carried away by how fun the details actually … Continue reading →

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Welcome to a New World

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Michel

It will still take me a while to wrap my head around this, even if I had a head-start. I have been skeptical of the existence of the Higgs boson, but my skepticism is – almost – no longer justified. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming seminar on the Higgs boson at CERN

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Michel

As you probably already heard, CERN announced publicly a little over a week ago that they were going to hold a scientific seminar to discuss the latest results in the search for the Higgs boson by ATLAS and CMS. This … Continue reading →

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Hiatus for the hunt for the Higgs

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Michel

I am going into a prolonged hiatus while I am busy putting together an analysis for hunting the mischievous Higgs boson in the data collected by the ATLAS detector. I am deeply absorbed in the task. It’s a lot more … Continue reading →

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