Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon
2012 May 1
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The Higgs Boson is a tiny particle that may or may not exist, which is why we turn to the Large Hadron Collider for definite data. The link above is an embed of a short cartoon explaining some of the theory behind the Higgs Boson and the purpose of the LHC itself. Its well known that the LHC is used to smash particles together to discover new ones, but what I found interesting was the importance of energy in the collisions. The cartoon explained how higher energy levels, during the collision, would have a better chance of yielding new particles. Additionally there have been twelve different types of particles found from such collisions, and it is currently impossible just how many more could be out there! Finally, I enjoyed how the cartoon made a brief reference to astronomy in its explanation for running constant collisions in the LHC. By running 40 billion collisions a second they can gather enough information to determine if a theory's mechanics are present in a large set of data; it was stated that a camera pointed towards the night sky works in a similar manner, that the longer a camera is aimed at the sky, "the more you can see". Whether it is the nighttime sky or data on a chart, if we gaze long enough we might be able to see something new and exciting.
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