How is there not a thread about this yet?

Lets keep an eye on this one, folks. Exciting stuff in any case...


For those who don't conCERN themselves with such things: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/04/us-science-higgs-idUSBRE86008K20120704

7/4/2012 5:15:31 PM

guess it would go here

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7/4/2012 5:42:47 PM

I feel this topic is on the fence of deserving it's own thread. We'll see how it plays out

7/4/2012 7:44:32 PM

the likelihood that a new boson wasn't in fact found is just over half

























of a percent of a percent of a percent

7/4/2012 10:08:08 PM

I have no doubt it's the heaviest boson ever found, but does it prove the existence of Higgs field?

[Edited on July 5, 2012 at 12:48 AM. Reason : 126 GeV...that's fast.]

7/5/2012 12:41:25 AM

Well it was just a five sigma event i.e. 99.999%


You really need a six sigma to be super sure, right?

7/5/2012 5:57:53 AM

I won't rest until it's 7.

7/5/2012 8:48:16 AM