Nobel physics: A closer look at the Higgs boson

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 09:30 in Physics & Chemistry

So what is the Higgs boson, the elusive particle that physicists Peter Higgs and Francois Englert theorized about and won the Nobel Prize for on Tuesday? The subatomic particle - which has also been called the "God particle" by some because it is seen as fundamental to the creation of the universe - has been the subject of an intense scientific hunt at the world's biggest atom smasher near Geneva. Last year, scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, announced they ...

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