Last summer, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, announced the discovery of a new particle that could explain why elementary particles have mass. On February 7, 2013, a panel of experts from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermilab discussed why this discovery marks the beginning of a new era in particle physics … [Read more...]
Higgs Boson
This is a single lecture in which Professor Susskind explains the physics of the Higgs Boson shortly after the discovery of this famous particle was announced. Demystifying the Higgs Boson - Professor Susskind presents an explanation of what the Higgs mechanism is, and what it means to "give mass to particles." He also explains what's at stake for the future of physics and … [Read more...]
