Higgs, dark matter and supersymmetry: What the Large Hadron Collider will tell us (Steven Weinberg)

The Large Hadron Collider, the worlds largest and most powerful particle accelerator, will begin operation this year in a quest to answer some of the most intriguing questions in physics. One of its missions will be to search for the Higgs boson, which Steven Weinberg predicted in a paper in 1967—nearly half a century ago. An even more exciting possibility is that the collider will reveal something about the nature of the mysterious dark matter that makes up most of the universe. Finally, the LHC may shed light on the theory of supersymmetry. Weinberg will give us a heads-up on what to watch for in the coming months.

Steven Weinberg, Ph.D. - Regental professor of physics and director, theory research group - University of Texas at Austin

Steven Weinberg holds the Josey Regental Chair in Science at the University of Texas, where he is a member of the physics and astronomy departments. He is the author of more than 300 articles on elementary particle physics, and his research has been honored with many awards, including in 1979 the Nobel Prize in Physics and in 1991 the National Medal of Science. His books include, for popular readers, The First Three Minutes (1977); Dreams of a Final Theory -- The Search for the Fundamental Laws of Nature (1993) and Facing Up: Science and its Cultural Adversaries (2001). His most recent professional book is Cosmology (2008).

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[lightseek3r]

This presentation was one of the best lectures on quantum physics I have ever heard. It takes a thorough understanding of the subject to explain it well and Dr. Weinberg is one of the very best. It is a shame the sponsoring agency could not afford a working lapel mic, as the sound quality was so poor as to be almost unintelligible in spots.

[Oobervice]

I can't watch this if he keeps wandering away from the mic like that. Shame. Why wasn't he wired up with a radio mic??

[kalmykdude]

Clip a mic on him.

[ay4mR]

great lecture .. thank you

[MikeRoePhonicsMusic]

I find holding a microphone near the mouth helps pick up the sound better, but that's just me.

[lacelizabeth]

interesting. supersymmetry is fascinating.

[truthcrackers]

My awareness of my ignorance just expanded like the early universe. However I'm gaining ground one small quark at at time. Thanks for posting.

[wildf1re]

needs to learn how to use a microphone eh? interesting though.

[Stan Sandu]

• SandustanBrasov

The notion of dark matter and dark energy proceed from theoretical physics, from relativity theory of the A. Einstein, from the mistaken interpretation of the physical reality. Something exist indeed: and matter and energy; but is the much ethereal matter and the her energys from the her frame. Dark energy and cosmic acceleration are a failure of relativity of the Einstein.

[The727stpete727]

Where can i find updated information on the lhd???

[JarJar88forever]

What HAS the LHC showed us? Wasn't Fermilab on the verge of finding the Higgs?