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Scientists could glimpse God particle
Dec 08 2011
Scientists could get their first glimpse of the Higgs boson next week, as two teams at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are set to publish their results.
The Higgs boson, also known as the God particle, is a theoretical particle created as an explanation to resolve inconsistencies in the Standard Model of particle physics.
One of the main goals of the LHC was to prove the existence of Higgs boson, which is a key part of physics, despite being completely speculative.
Speaking to the BBC, Professor John Ellis, a former head of theoretical physics at Cern, where the machine is based, said that the excitement among scientists is growing.
"I think we are going to get the first glimpse. The LHC experiments have already looked high and low for this missing piece," he added.
Finding the God particle is expected to be hugely important to the progress of modern physics.
Posted by Fiona Griffiths
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