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Post by principled on Aug 23, 2011 11:58:45 GMT 1
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Post by mak2 on Aug 23, 2011 18:50:35 GMT 1
Neutrinos have been observed, may times, although not by the French scientist. Unlike the Higgs particle, they definitely exist. There is evidence for the Higgs boson, although the evidence is only theoretical and therefore not conclusive. Several elementary particles have been predicted theoretically before they were actually observed.
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Post by StuartG on Aug 23, 2011 19:15:55 GMT 1
P. Here's a Wiki on John Ellis, who, it appears has just retired, at least by age, and is a leading light at CERN. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ellis_%28physicist%29and Physics World has an interview with Him, but You'll need membership [free, email add, handle and password] that can be taken from here... {regular news letter as well} physicsworld.com/cws/article/indepth/46658A life after CERN Aug 11, 2011 7 comments John Ellis has spent almost four decades working at the CERN particle-physics lab. As he now returns to the UK, the 65-year-old theorist tells Michael Banks about the latest in the search for the Higgs... worth a read, not only dry science but some CERN politics as well. This piece bypasses all the 'meejah' and John Ellis tells of how to find rather than drawing misleading conclusions. StuartG
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Post by principled on Aug 23, 2011 19:42:13 GMT 1
Thanks stu for the links.
Mak 2. Yes, I am aware that the neutrino has be "captured", but in the Frenchman's case I was thinking about (a little tongue in cheek I have to say) his faith that his receptor was in the right place. It struck me that his faith must be strong if after 3 years waiting for "God he's still convinced he's got it right! P
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Post by mak2 on Aug 25, 2011 19:18:48 GMT 1
There are 3 different kinds of neutrino, which must make it even more frustrating for the Frenchman who has not detected any of them.
C'est la vie!
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Post by principled on Aug 25, 2011 21:01:50 GMT 1
Mak2 C'est la vie indeed. But I wouldn't ask that French scientist for next week's winning lottery numbers given that, according to Wiki, ...
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Post by StuartG on Aug 25, 2011 22:26:06 GMT 1
Physics World "Hunt for the Higgs enters endgame" Aug 22, 2011 "Tantalizing hints that the Higgs boson is rearing its head at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have become slightly less thrilling than was previously thought, reported physicists on the opening day of the Lepton Photon 2011 conference taking place in Mumbai, India, this week. Possible sightings of the famous particle had caused a stir at last month's European Physical Society meeting in Grenoble, when data presented from both the ATLAS and CMS experiments showed a small excess of events consistent with the production and decay of Higgs bosons with a relatively low mass of about 144 GeV...." physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/46935StuartG
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