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The Particle at the End of the Universe

The Royal Institution via YouTube

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This lecture introduces the Higgs field and boson, explains their place among the fundamental forces, and recounts the search and discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. It also discusses possible implications for dark matter, supersymmetry, and other new particles.

Syllabus

Introduction
Democritus
The Magnet
Gravity
Nuclear Forces
Strong and Weak Nuclear Forces
The Higgs Field
No Higgs Field
The Large Hadron Collider
Parenthetical
Large Hadron Collider
CMS ATLAS
Higgs Boson
New Particle
HiggsBoson
Supersymmetry
Conclusion

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The Royal Institution

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