First Definitive Higgs Result In 7 Years 197
PhysicsDavid writes "In a suite of new results about the Higgs boson, Fermilab presents the first new definitive evidence on the (lack of) existence of the Higgs boson since the Large Electron Positron collider shut down in 2000. Fermilab hasn't found the Higgs, but can rule out a certain range of masses for the particle that is believed to create mass for all the other particles of nature. Other Higgs news suggests a new likeliest mass range of 115 to 135 GeV for the Higgs. These results were among those presented at the ICHEP 2008 conference currently wrapping up in Philadelphia."
Re:Higgs (Score:5, Funny)
Isn't string theory dying?
Nope. It's just tangled up.
*Rimshot*
Re:Nothing to see here... (Score:2, Funny)
GeV for mass seems odd. Why not use something more practical like percentage of mass of Library of Congress?
Re:Higgs (Score:3, Funny)
No no no, the technocracy would like you to think that nature and reality are immutable, but as any of the other orders will tell you, the technocracy is just better at convincing the majority that they are right.
Re:Higgs (Score:5, Funny)
Knot yet.
Re:Very misleading headline (Score:3, Funny)
The headline is VERY misleading.
There was no mention at all of what I learned this past Sunday. The minister stood right up and said at the beginning of his sermon that if the Higgs particle was 120GeV or less, that meant that Allah was god and the Muslims were right. If the mass was greater than 120GeV, then that meant that the resurrection and divinity of Jesus was right.
He did say that the latest Fermi results ruled out ENTIRELY the Catholic view that the communion wafers actually turn into the body of Christ. That is now clearly established as metaphor. The case is still open on the wine though. I expect quite a few graduate students to get their PhD's publishing various studies on that topic.
Needless to say, at our church, almost nobody sleeps through the sermons. The progress of science these days pretty much ensures a steady stream through our doors and full pews of good particle-physics lovin' Christians.