Scientists Announce a Puzzling Discovery At The Large Hadron Collider

The Higgs boson is considered to be the cornerstone of the Standard Model of particle physics. Its discovery in 2012 created ripples in the scientific community as it was the last missing piece of the Standard Model. However, the model is not the final word or the theory of everything. There are many things that it cannot explain, and for that, researchers at CERN are hunting for signs of new physics - and they might have got one!

Scientists have observed a puzzling event related to the Higgs boson which shows our understanding of the particle may not be correct. They have observed an unexpected decay of the exotic particle that’s far beyond the accepted realms of the Standard Model of Physics. These unexpected findings challenge the predictions of the Standard Model and indicate the possibility of new physics at play.

[meretrix]

What a strange coincidence, my cat and I were discussing this just the other day.

[rickintexas]

I am constantly amazed that people can dream up these concepts. Then others can dream up ways to test them. Then still more people can analyze and interpret the results. What an astonishing team effort.

[greegiss]

3:48 “now, this is where things become tricky” 😂

[timkaldahl]

It's not new physics. It's a deeper understanding of physics.

[K.M.I]

Finally a wonderful and accessible explanation of what the Higgs Boson and the rest of the particles and their essence are, so accessible that someone explains hard to remember.

[bobstarr]

This was done in enough plain english for me to get a grasp. It is mostly science magic to me but I still find it fascinating. thanks for the fun update :)

[bobgreene]

Outstanding clarity on a difficult topic-- well done!

[nichen]

As a lay person this was so excellently explained that I could follow what was explained.. Thank you… As Neil de Grasse had mentioned.. to promote interest in Science.. it’s important to make it easy to explain complex science concepts ( for non scientists) so that the average person’s understanding is enhanced and helps stoke the interest in science. This person has done a marvelous job here.

[muditparakh]

Firstly Gravitational wave background and now this, a lot of exciting physics is knocking at the door.

[williewonka]

I can actually hear that hum. Ive been able to my whole life. It comes from all directions with the same intensity and never stops.

[cherylfarmer]

Hoggs and Bison are pretty good barbecued on the grill :)

[Deeplycloseted]

Its so exciting when we find out that we were not as correct as we thought. It means we are about to be more correct.

[phiddlephart]

This explanation looks simple enough to be understood by some highschool students. EXCELLENT

[javi]

Love finding out there are errors in how we see things. Its EXTREMELY obvious we are missing several things from our understanding of the universe. Its exciting cause it confirms there is more to learn and discover. It would be super boring if we ever figured out everything

[TheSnoopall]

Even in seemingly chaotic systems like a flowing river, there are still patterns and structures that emerge. For example, vortices and eddies form because the flow of water is governed by physical laws that produce these patterns. And the Fibonacci sequence, with its spiral shapes, is a great example of how patterns emerge even in apparently random processes. It's really amazing to think that even something as simple as the flow of water can give rise to such complex and beautiful patterns and also patterns from the sea of the universe on nature and our physical world.

[eyemallears]

I don’t understand any of this but I love it.

[mineduck]

The back pedaling out of the ridiculous direction quantum physics took is going to be excruciatingly slow and pretentious. Evidence herein.

[hananZrd]

Physics and the mechanism of movement remain insufficient to comprehend the entire universe, but it explains some of its aspects accurately and solves many problems, as long as science represents a passion for me. The topic is wonderful. Thank you.

[ocpimport]

The way I see this, the Higgs boson pops in so to speak at high energy events, it more or less decays when the energy isn't there to sustain or lengthen it. Think of it like a bullet hitting a large solid steel piece of metal that doesn't move. But in this case the metal would essentially heal itself, like nothing happened. I think once we get into even greater energy collisions I think the Higgs boson will stick around a little longer with more "waves". Basically I think the energy release is more or less hitting something unknown.

[Blindseeker]

It seems the higgs field could be compared to the past concept of the luminiferous aether, a universal frame of reference. Could anyone point out to me how the concepts are misaligned?