How did you guys become a science advisor in physics forums/ quantum physics?

[ZapperZ]

The theorists were awarded the Nobel prize in 1979,before their theory was expermentally chacked.

So how about do some further reading...?

Daniel.

P.S.You're venturing into dagerous grounds,Zapper.

Nope.. I am not. Upon reading the Nobel prize citation, I will still insist that there were already verifications of major parts of the electroweak theory, even though the "neutral currents" of the Z bosons were not not discovered yet.

http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/1979/press.html

In particular, the section on the first observation of such phenomenon clearly indicates that this has been done. Furthermore, the electroweak theory clearly builds on top of QED and the existing nuclear decay process. As with QED, it is trying to come up with a new picture for a wealth of existing observations.

Zz.

 

[dextercioby]

until what year were those "already verifications of major parts of the electroweak theory"...?Till 1961...?

Lemme remind you that the rigurous attempt to weak theory had been made only 3 years before,in 1958,by Richard P.Feynman and Murray Gell-Mann.It gave the theoretical account for the 1956-discovered parity violation.

So in that 3 year-span till Glashaw's article,what were those experimental breakthroughs who'd suggest the necessity of a new gauge group U(1)\otimes SU(2)...?

Daniel.

Daniel (the echo).

 

[jtbell]

Weak neutral-current interactions of neutrinos were first observed at CERN, using the Gargamelle bubble chamber, in 1972 or 1973. By the late '70s several neutrino experiments were studying them (I worked on one of them as a grad student), and getting results that were in line with the GSW electroweak theory.

Other aspects of the theory had been tested thoroughly by that time, in particular the "Weinberg mixing angle" which had been measured several different ways with consistent results.

By the time the W and Z bosons were finally observed "directly", it was pretty much like putting frosting on a cake.

 

[SpaceTiger]

:shy: How did you guys become a science advisor in physics forums/ quantum physics?

I offered Moonbear free ice cream. Joke's on her, though, I never delivered it.

 

[Moonbear]

I offered Moonbear free ice cream. Joke's on her, though, I never delivered it.

No, it was chocolate melt-aways, not ice cream! Aww, shucks, I guess we're even then since I don't know enough about physics to recommend physics advisors.

 

[dextercioby]

Or astronomy advisor in his case...Nevertheless,it's still a reccomandation from Moonbear.

Daniel.

 

[SpaceTiger]

Or astronomy advisor in his case...

Ever heard of "astrophysics"?

 

[dextercioby]

Not lately,no... I've only listened to group theory in the past month,in fact.

Daniel.

 

[Moonbear]

Ever heard of "astrophysics"?

As long as we don't start calling it astrology, you're okay.

 

[Evo]

I offered Moonbear free ice cream. Joke's on her, though, I never delivered it.

Yeah, but she didn't give you her personal biology lesson either which was part of the deal if I remember correctly.

My little sister's ex-boyfriend is an astrophysicist, he delivers pizza for a living. I guess he wasn't very good at astrophysics.

 

[JamesU]

*conversation with moonbear* moonbear? want an ice cream? any flavor you like! no, no, you don't have to pay for it, just do one thing. What was it? uummm...sscciiiieenncce...aaaddvviissooorrrr? what was it?

 

[SpaceTiger]

My little sister's ex-boyfriend is an astrophysicist, he delivers pizza for a living.

We have many skills to offer the business world.

 

[Chronos]

My little sister's ex-boyfriend is an astrophysicist, he delivers pizza for a living. I guess he wasn't very good at astrophysics.

Look at the bright side. At least landed a night job.

 

[Evo]

Look at the bright side. At least landed a night job.

And another positive, he found something he's good at. His parents (both professors) aren't so thrilled. My sister supported him for 10 years, they were on her side when she finally left him. (she's a psychologist, which makes me wonder if he was more a patient than a boyfriend).

 

[Moonbear]

And another positive, he found something he's good at. His parents (both professors) aren't so thrilled. My sister supported him for 10 years, they were on her side when she finally left him. (she's a psychologist, which makes me wonder if he was more a patient than a boyfriend).

I've often noticed that about women in psychology and social work type professions...they don't seem to find boyfriends so much as homework assignments.