Precise W Boson Mass Measurement Helps Lead the Way To the Higgs Boson 82
New submitter SchrodingerZ writes "'The world's most precise measurement of the mass of the W Boson, one of nature's elementary particles, has been achieved by scientists from the CDF and DZero collaborations at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.' This new number (80387 +- 17 MeV/c^2) puts more constraint on the mass of the theorized Higgs Boson, which is theorized to give mass to all other things, supporting the standard model. 'Scientists employ two techniques to find the hiding place of the Higgs particle: the direct production of Higgs particles and precision measurements of other particles and forces that could be influenced by the existence of a Higgs particle.'"
Why can science... (Score:5, Funny)
80387? (Score:2, Funny)
So each W Bozon is a math coprocessor in and of itself?
Imagine a beowulf cluster...
Obligatory XKCD (Score:4, Funny)
Slashdot should just automatically link Higgs Boson [xkcd.com] to this, every time.
There's probably some truth to this, too. A particle accelerator is the ultimate geek toy.
Cupcakes (Score:4, Funny)
I find the best way to lure a Higgs Boson out of hiding is with cupcakes.
Re:Where does the Higgs mass come from? (Score:5, Funny)
It's Higgs Boson's all the way down.
Re:Why can science... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why can science... (Score:1, Funny)
She's a woman? OK, advanced scientific instruments have determined that her current mood is:
BITCHY
That wasn't so hard now, was it? Also, while this may look like a comment, it's actually an advanced Web 3.0 application. Any time you want to know your girlfriends mood, just refer back to this post, as it will continually update as her mood changes.
Re:Why can science... (Score:5, Funny)
come on now (Score:5, Funny)
menstruation jokes are the lowest form of humor, period.