• Question: How does the God Particle work?

    Asked by Pespona to Ceri, Marikka, Matt, Rob, Sally on 10 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Robert Hampson

      Robert Hampson answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I’m not a physicist but I’m led to believe the Higgs Boson (what you are calling the “God particle”) gives particles mass. Without it, I believe that space (as in distance) couldn’t exist. Its discovery was important because it validates a particular theory of physics which has been held for a long time (I believe it is called the Standard Model of Particle Physics)

      I would recommend asking this question maybe in the space zone or one of the general zones…

    • Photo: Sally Cutler

      Sally Cutler answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Afraid this one is out of the antibiotic zone! Magic bullet is about as close as we can come – suggest you follow Rob’s lead.

    • Photo: Ceri Dare

      Ceri Dare answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I don’t know – I used to be really keen on physics, but I haven’t studied it properly since I was 14.

      But these people at CERN will know a lot more than me: http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2013/05/basics-higgs-boson

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      Matt Bilton answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      If I had to guess, I’d say it has something to do with hidden dimensions. Then again, I research immunology so what do I know.

      If you find out, please tell us!!

    • Photo: Marikka Beecroft

      Marikka Beecroft answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      I have no idea! Physics was never really my strong point at school! Though that is a good question!

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