tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post6616913819164404148..comments2023-11-14T20:44:36.587-06:00Comments on Cosmic Yarns: New Particle at the Large Hadron Collider: It's Dead, JimRobert Scherrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-67049617627656437802016-08-16T10:51:19.857-05:002016-08-16T10:51:19.857-05:00I can see that. The Model explains a lot, but also...I can see that. The Model explains a lot, but also leaves a lot unexplained (I assume). Ergo let's find what else is lurking in the subatomic wilderness. If nothing is found, then what the hell do we do next?<br /><br />BTW, so much for all of Trek's mythical particles...<br /><br />I use this analogy a lot, but it seems to fit. This reminds me of the hunt for the planet Vulcan in the late XIX Century. The answers aren't where we know how to find them. And remember that search dragged on for decades until Einstein figured out General Relativity. It may be we're in for another revolution in physics.<br /><br />As I said, interesting times.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-89590085566824279412016-08-15T10:23:06.394-05:002016-08-15T10:23:06.394-05:00The "nightmare scenario" (yes, it's ...The "nightmare scenario" (yes, it's really called that) is one in which the Large Hadron Collider simply confirms the Standard Model of particle physics by finding the Higgs boson and nothing else. Unfortunately, we seem to be drifting in that direction. Of course, we can never prove that there aren't more particles out there -- they might just be at energies too high for us to produce in a terrestrial accelerator. And astrophysics provides strong evidence for physics beyond the Standard Model, in the form of dark matter.Robert Scherrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341214577362261827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627288822362203855.post-75021992539659746042016-08-13T13:08:15.831-05:002016-08-13T13:08:15.831-05:00I suppose the dearth of unexpected particles point...I suppose the dearth of unexpected particles points to how robust the theory behind the Standard Model is.<br /><br />But it leads to an inevitable question: are there no new particles left to find? And the corollary, can we know for sure there aren't?<br /><br />Interesting times.Kathynoreply@blogger.com