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The basics of the Higgs boson

Content Provider	TED Ed
Author	Barney, Dave Goldfarb, Steve
Description	A selection of resources for understanding a little more about the discovery of the Higgs boson and what it means: The web sites of ATLAS, CMS and CERN all have an extensive set of materials concerning the discovery, the technology used, and the next steps The IPPOG collection of multi-lingual education & outreach materials includes, for example, a movie showing how the Universe would be different if particle masses were different Two papers were published in Physics Letters B, by ATLAS and CMS, on the observation of a new boson at a mass of about 125 GeV, and a more accessible version was published in Science Magazine at the end of 2012 Some of the history around the development of the Higgs field can be found in a public seminar at CERN by Prof. Frank Close and in his book “The Infinity Puzzle” An animation from PhD Comics: “The Higgs Boson Explained,” by Jorge Cham A video from Sixty Symbols: “Talking About The Higgs Boson” An animated video: “The ATLAS Boogie” humorously describes the process of finding the Higgs using music A New York Times selection of books about the Higgs Boson: o “Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science,” by Ian Sample (Basic Books) o “Higgs: The Invention and Discovery of the ‘God Particle,’ ” by Jim Baggott (Oxford University Press) o “Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space,” by Lisa Randall (Bodley Head) o “The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World,” by Sean Carroll (Dutton) o “The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?” by Leon Lederman with Dick Teresi (Delta) o “The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality,” by Brian Greene (Vintage) Visit the TED-Ed Blog for more information about the collaboration between TED-Ed and CERN.
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Earth Science Space Science
Content Type	Video
Time Required	PT6M30S
Education Level	Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII
Pedagogy	Lecture cum Demonstration
Resource Type	Video Lecture
Subject	Physical Geography

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