Higgs Boson 2016

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Published 2016-11-16

The Higgs boson burst into the public arena on July 4, 2012, when scientists working at the CERN laboratory announced the particle’s discovery. However the initial discovery was a bit tentative, with the need to verify that the discovered particle was, indeed, the Higgs boson. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln looks at the data from the perspective of 2016 and shows that more recent analyses further supports the idea that the Higgs boson is what was discovered.

The data presented in this video can be seen in a technical form in this paper: cds.cern.ch/record/2158863/files/jhep-08-045.pdf. Figure 19 is a more accurate version.

All Comments (21)

@AjinkyaNaikksp 7 years ago

The best Particle Physics and Astrophysics channel ever for me!!! You explain complex terms so simply but with exact preciseness...your channel deserves more subscriptions and likes!!! Please keep making videos - Thank You!!
@anonymousscientist3838 7 years ago

Your each and every video is awesome!!!
@jeanetteyork2582 6 years ago

The discovery of the Higgs field and its associated particle...I count as one of the most important events for all people that happened during my lifetime.
@SlideRulePirate 7 years ago

A Scholar, Gent and Sportsman.
@missbond7345 2 years ago

You are amazing! If I had this in high school I would have continued to study physics ! But what you do to us masses in breaking down the complex world of quantum physics is like someone getting to read a book for the first time!
@ethzero 5 years ago

"Neutrinos: very small" #legit
@rileythornton2000 5 years ago

Cheers Dr. Don Lincoln, and thank you for taking us along with you in your quest to understand the fundamental constituents of our world!
@MisterXdotcom 4 years ago

If you was my high school physics professor I would be an physician today for sure. I discovered in my 30's that I enjoy physics and astrophysics, in high school actually I didn't understand it because no one didn't explained how it works, they just provided us formula for calculations and that's it.
@absolutamentenadie9690 7 years ago

Yay, a Fermilab video. This is the best birthday gift I could have. I love the videos and I'll wait excited for the fermions/bosons video ♥️🌚
@pierlauw2182 4 years ago

"Since when you've become an expert in theoretical physicist?" "Less than 10 minutes ago"
@jimcarter1233 7 years ago

Wonderful overview for the public. Great presenter. Why not show this to 13 year olds? Scientific ideas are fun, easy and natural. Spend a week putting Higgs-Boson together for them is a gift that will keep giving for a lifetime. Glad I found this series. Thanks.
@CrownedMeadow 1 year ago

Don Lincoln does such a great job explaining this very complex stuff to even us lay people who just want to learn for personal reasons. Cheers to that. 🎉
@constpegasus 7 years ago

Always great videos from Mr Lincoln.
@yazdanmaghsoud6302 1 year ago

Dear Professor Lincoln, Thanks for the great explanations.
@sharmilachakravorty 3 years ago

I love this guy! <3 Binge-watching all your videos and I actually understand stuff!!! Amazing!!!
@Scottyd2104 4 years ago

I will have to say that Dr. Lincoln has been the best presenter of this stuff by far. He has a gift to "dumb" it down to where anyone can get the gist of it. Thank you!
@mickeybinas 3 years ago

Thank God and science for people like you. Keep up the good work!
@klong4128 5 years ago

Brief and precised explaination after 60 years of theoretical predictions and experimentally found it and complete the standard model. This is just the beginning of 21st century and future scientists are awaiting for new breakthrough !!!
@jwgfoto5419 6 years ago

You guys must celebrate often! Popping a cork like that takes a practised hand! Great channel Dr!
@VA7SL 7 years ago

Cheers indeed!