Astronomy Picture of the Day · May 1, 2012

Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 1, 2012 is “Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Illustrations Credit & Copyright: Jorge Cham , PHD Comics). The original explanation runs about 146 words.

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From the explanation

“What is all this fuss about the Higgs boson? The physics community is abuzz that a fundamental particle expected by the largely successful Standard Model of particle physics may soon be found by the huge Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Europe.”

— APOD editors, May 1, 2012

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At a glance

Date: May 1, 2012
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Illustrations Credit & Copyright: Jorge Cham , PHD Comics
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 146 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 1, 2012 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2012-may-1-higgs-boson-explained-by-cartoon

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