Are we close to discovering the Higgs Boson?

John Ellis, theoretical physicist, answers the question "Are we close to discovering the Higgs Boson and why is it so difficult to find it?" in preparation of the Press Conference following the scientific seminar announcing results of the searches for the Higgs boson on July 4 2012. For more details: http://cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Re...

[video also available via https://cdsweb.cern.ch/record/1458928]

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[lovefromshivi1]

matter interact with higgs field to ''gain'' mass, higgs FIELD is space of effect of higgs boson,so which property of higgs boson makes it capable of interacting with matter and giving them mass ? so by this means THAT property should be FUNDAMENTAL property and not mass. IT IS CONFUSING !

[superdop100]

cool a wizerd...

[MikeRoePhonicsMusic]

Have you seen this? Demystifying the Higgs Boson with Leonard Susskind

/watch?v=JqNg819PiZY

[Peter Haller]

So we find higgs , what is life after higgs? Do we look for yet another elusive mysterious something, or tear up cern for scrap, and go home

[mickor33]

The Higgs boson explains how 1 British pound can = -¼ French Franc

[ntLonky]

But how can you use brick to explain what mass is? Brick can be considered as micro "house" with mass so how can you explain that. How can you explain mass. Still contradictory. Sorry you didn't explained anything.

[DFTDADAMS]

Or should I say...unrealistix!

[DFTDADAMS]

Therefore, we consider and accept a degree of perturbations and settle for precision adjustments to an order of acceptable approximations...Physics for the Layman??? Funny how we expect the layman to fund research they don't understand, that's "retarded"!

[DFTDADAMS]

A fundamental theory of probability cannot have a 100% degree of certainty because it is, after all...a "theory of probability or incompleteness". This is an incoherent notion to someone that argues a theory based on determinism which is 100% quantifiable assuming every iteration and derivation within the quantifiable set is known and considered. Unfortunately you invoke infinities, but that does not mean it is "Not Possible" just highly difficult to quantify.