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That I know, but why does unitarity not prove the impossibility of a fourth generation?
If the CKM matrix is unitary, how can there be a fourth generation that mixes with the three known generations?
As said: "It doesn't, and indeed, it cannot. Non-unitarity of the 3x3 CKM can require a 4th generation, but unitarity cannot forbid one."eXorikos said:... but why does unitarity not prove the impossibility of a fourth generation?
If the CKM matrix is unitary, how can there be a fourth generation that mixes with the three known generations?
According to Boston Globe:Shin204 said:We hear people talking about the "party model" of the Higgs boson, but what made that particle so popular in the first place?
The celebrity analogy, for instance, was first concocted in 1993 by David Miller, a physicist at University College London. Miller submitted it as one of the winning entries to a challenge posed by UK Science Minister William Waldegrave: On one sheet of paper, explain what the Higgs boson is and why it’s important to find it.
There is no known deeper reason why things interact. We just observe those interactione and can describe them with formulas.In a technical question:What makes matter interact with the higgs in the first place?
This article is from 2012, one week after the discovery of the particle got announced. It is completely outdated.euclideanspace said:Higgs may still be controversial..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2171611/Is-God-particle-impostor-Scientists-claim-signal-Large-Hadron-Collider-Higgs-all.html
The Higgs Boson Particle, also known as the "God Particle," is a subatomic particle that is theorized to give other particles their mass. It is a fundamental part of the Standard Model of particle physics.
The discovery of the Higgs Boson Particle would confirm the existence of the Higgs field, which is responsible for giving particles their mass. This would help us better understand the fundamental forces and building blocks of the universe.
The Higgs Boson Particle was discovered at Cern (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. Scientists analyzed data from collisions of protons at high energies to look for the Higgs Boson Particle signature.
The Higgs Boson Particle was discovered at Cern on July 4, 2012, when scientists announced the discovery of a particle with properties consistent with the Higgs Boson. This discovery was confirmed in subsequent experiments at the LHC.
The discovery of the Higgs Boson Particle has major implications for our understanding of the universe and the laws of physics. It helps confirm the Standard Model of particle physics and opens up new avenues for research into the nature of matter and energy. It also has potential applications in fields such as medicine and technology.