Hi everybody I thought I'd introduce myself. I have been lurking

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In summary, the conversation is about a 14-year-old who introduces themselves and their interest in particle physics. They have started a science fair project on the Higgs Boson particle and have some understanding of particle physics. They have read a book by Leon Lederman which has given them a basic understanding of quarks, leptons, and forces. However, they still have many questions and only two weeks to complete their project. Other members of the forum suggest reading additional books on the topic.
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Hi everybody! I thought I'd introduce myself. I have been lurking around on this forum for awhile now. Yes, I am a newb.
I'm 14 and I'm doing A science fair project on particle physics. I watched a documentry on the search for the Higg's Boson particle and I thought it would be a interesting topic.
I have some understanding of particle physics. After I figured out what I was doing, I read the book " the God Particle" By Leon Lederman which gave me a very brief understanding of quarks, leptons, forces ect.
I still have a lot of questions and I only have two weeks to finish my project. I hope you can help.

James
 
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Welcome to PF, you will find a lot of people who share the same interest.
 
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I read that book too.

It's a great book and Double-L is a remarkable Physicist.

If you want to go just a little bit deeper read The Theory of Almost Everything by Robert Oerter, it explains what Leon touched on (things like QED, and QCD in a more technical term) but still leaves that nasty math stuff out for 14 year olds like you :P
 
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That math stuff can be confusing :biggrin: thanks for the replys
 

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