For science the Eureka moments clemmens bittersweet
clemmens particle collision at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS), the experience will be presented with an experience clemmens the universe, a low-speed particles shows clemmens the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva December 13, 2011. Scientists at CERN believe that they are the location clemmens the Higgs boson, an elusive subatomic particles that will probably be a central element clemmens the universe identified. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI “/
> one clemmens those rare moments clemmens Eureka … CERN scientists believe that it the site clemmens the Higgs boson, an elusive subatomic particles that will probably be a central element clemmens the universe identified. Photo: AFP
This week I am attending a conference, listening to the latest discoveries in astrophysics Australians. But Wednesday afternoon, most clemmens us hardly hear the speaker and unhappy. Instead, we were live on our laptops or bent iPad, watching streaming video from Geneva and Melbourne.
Since our thoughts were somewhere else? As we saw history. The PowerPoint slides are cluttered with complex equations. The characters, oddly, was Comic Sans. But the message was clear. Particle physics with the Large Hadron Collider had a new fundamental particles, the strong suspicion is the long-sought Higgs boson have discovered.Advertisement: Story continues below
the Higgs boson is an elusive animal – was predicted in 1960, and in the last 50 years, the focus clemmens our fundamental understanding clemmens matter. We must exist, because it might explain why everything has mass. If there were, then our model clemmens the universe, would the elegant equations clemmens mass and energy that filled text books for decades, they all need to be discarded. But as a scientist, my reaction to this time reference point is mixed. On the one hand, the discovery clemmens a spectacular triumph for the human mind. We have had the courage to understand, we argue, is an essential aspect clemmens how the universe works, and it turns out that we were right. The billions clemmens dollars and decades clemmens work by thousands clemmens people, all clemmens this with a heavy focus, presented the award. This was one clemmens those rare moments clemmens Eureka, scientists are trying to wait their whole career, and I am for my colleagues at the University clemmens Sydney in Australia and elsewhere, delighted. On the other hand, is a part clemmens me a little “disappointed. Since I was a kid, I was afraid to do from just the things bored. I hated always until the end clemmens a good book, or just the credits roll at the end clemmens my favorite movie. Also, my biggest fear for my career, that we be given all things into the day. As happy as I do, if our theories have confirmed one clemmens the best parts clemmens the scientist clemmens the moment where you have everything you thought you knew to realize is wrong, and now we have to go back to the drawing board. As perverse as it sounds, nothing galvanized the scientific community, a new puzzle. Fortunately, despite the Higgs triumph this week, there is still much we do not understand. We now know why particles have mass, but 80 percent clemmens the mass clemmens the universe is dark matter, and we do not have the slightest idea what this might be. even more upsetting or exc iting (depending on your point clemmens view) is that the cosmos is not complete by the particles and the forces with which we are familiar, dominated, but as a mysterious anti-gravity energy source known dark. Australian astronomer Brian Schmidt told the Nobel Prize in Physics last year for his team, the discovery clemmens dark energy, but once again we are not aware clemmens what it is. So, the good news is that science works. Through experiment and theory, ideas can be tested, confirmed the predictions, and expanded our understanding clemmens the world constantly. But just as satisfying is the fact that the universe is still full clemmens secrets and surprises. It’s a good time, a scientist has to be. Bryan Gaensler is a profe ssor clemmens physics at the University clemmens Sydney, and author clemmens Extreme Cosmos (NewSouth Books)
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