The Higgs Boson: Searching for the God Particle (Scientific American ebooks)

Scientific American, 2012. — 180 p. — ISBN-139781466824133.One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In July 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists expected to find it. Now, armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process continues. In this eBook, we've gathered our best reporting to explain that process – the theories, the search, the discovery, the ongoing questions.A Good Beginning
The Standard Model
Elementary Particles and Forces
Gauge Theories of the Forces between Elementary Particles
The Number of Families of Matter
The Structure of Quarks and Leptons
The Asymmetry between Matter and Antimatter
We Know You’re in There
The Higgs Boson
The Dawn of Physics beyond the Standard Model
The Mysteries of Mass
Is Nature Supersymmetric?
Low-Energy Ways to Observe High-Energy Phenomena
The Search Is On
Building the Next-Generation Collider
Higgs Won’t Fly
The Large Hadron Collider
The Discovery Machine
The Coming Revolutions in Particle Physics
Fermilab Provides More Constraints on the Elusive Higgs Boson
A Higgs Setback: Did Steven Hawking Just Win the Most Outrageous Bet in Physics History?
Waiting for the Higgs
Waiting for the Higgs, With the Man Who Built the LHC
Is Supersymmetry Dead?
The Game Is Afoot
New Particle Resembling Long-Sought Higgs Boson Uncovered at Large Hadron Collider
Tantalizing Hints of Elusive Higgs Particle Announced
Heather Gray: A Diary of the Higgs
Beyond the Higgs
Beyond Higgs: On Supersymmetry (or Lack Thereof)
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