Particle Accelerators and the Higgs Particle (13 of 15)

Episode 13 of In Search of Giants: Dr Brian Cox takes us on a journey through the history of particle physics. In this episode we learn how particle accelerators can be used to make new particles. We also see Brian bring to life a famous analogy for the Higgs mechanism.

This film is part of a series originally broadcast on Teachers' TV (http://www.teachers.tv/video/23645).

The series was made with the support of The Science and Technology Facilities Council (www.scitech.ac.uk).

www.lhc.ac.uk - Official UK LHC website for public and schools.

www.particledetectives.net - School resources on the LHC, how science works and particle physics.

Films produced and directed by Alom Shaha (www.labreporter.com).

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• CERN
• LHC
• Large
• Hadron
• Collider
• Particle
• Physics
• Higgs
• particle
• accelerator
• Dr
• Brian
• Cox
• Alom
• Shaha

[CamiloSanchez1979]

The Higgs particle can also be called, the attention whore particle.

[genericmeatunit]

no wonder physicists haven't discovered anything good since 1979 - that's when they stopped wearing flares!!

[FaustIV]

You cant explain this properly with 2 1/2 minutes.

[behnamasid]

If Brian Cox tries to walk pass me, I will slow him down to ask intelligent questions...

[SH10JogaBonito]

Why does the Higgs field have a Higgs particle. Is it similar to how particles are waves or do concentrations of Higgs energy condense into particles I'm just making up guesses, because I don't know.

[robdotcom71]

The analogy had me laughing my head off....

I highly doubt Brian Cox would be a "less popular" lecturer.... lol

[SH10JogaBonito]

@SH10JogaBonito

(To continue my previous comment). If this energy input is infinite and there is no distinguishable difference between one subatomic particle and another of itself. Then what would stop one cosmos to repeat. Infinitely developing every possibility. There would be no need for parallel universes if this was true.

[SH10JogaBonito]

@SH10JogaBonito

(To continue my previous comment). Therefore in creating masses of opposite properties they cancel out therefore equalling zero. However where did that previous Higgs energy come from that was able to create these two opposites from nothing how does this Higgs field input this energy.

[SH10JogaBonito]

All perception of the truth is the detection of an analogy, I am young and still ignorant of many basic concepts of Quantum Mechanics. However from what I can deduce it seems that the Higgs is logical and mathematically consistent, but if the Higgs gives a particle mass then what provides the original energy in the quantum fluctuation or is the energy of the Higgs fields, turned into mass of opposite properties like matter and anti-matter.

[pinnegubbe]

@mcRioRemedy it sure was not when i asked :P thanx anyway : )

[mcRioRemedy]

@pinnegubbe in the side bar