Weird 'Techni-Quarks' May Lurk Inside Higgs Boson Particle

The Higgs boson — a particle thought to explain how other particles get their mass — is tiny, but it may not be the tiniest particle yet. Theories have long predicted the existence of even smaller particles that might make up the Higgs, and recent research suggests these pip-squeaks, dubbed techni-quarks, are likely lurking in the universe.

However, it will take the upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — the world's most powerful particle accelerator — or the next generation of colliders to spot these Higgs components, said Thomas Ryttov, a particle physicist at the University of Southern Denmark.

Gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force, strong nuclear force: Stand aside fellows! There's a new sheriff in town. (Maybe.)

quote there are many theoretical indications that the Higgs particle could be a composite one — made of some other, smaller, particles, called techni-quarks, Ryttov said. "The problem evaporates if the Higgs particle is composed of smaller bricks of nature that bind together via a new force — the technicolor force— to form the Higgs

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Awesome. Thanks for creating this thread.

I often wonder if the energy level gaps are getting bigger and bigger the higher we go. The Higgs boson is all but assured (but it still needs more analysis and review) but I wonder of we will see even more fundamental particles if we keep cranking up the energy. I know there is some thought that since we didn't see more up to the Higgs that maybe we are narrowing in on the limits but maybe we aren't ...

Very interesting to watch!

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quote Originally posted by rinselberg: However, it will take the upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — the world's most powerful particle accelerator — or the next generation of colliders to spot these Higgs components, said Thomas Ryttov, a particle physicist at the University of Southern Denmark.

The Superconducting Super Collider Is For Sale.
Old news, June 2011. I never understood why we/us built it. I don't know if it was completed ... I think not, have not heard of any experiments from it. I don't know why it was up for sale.

The SSC was canceled in 1993. If it had been built, it would have dwarfed the LHC, and probably would have discovered the Higgs-Boson particle years before. Thanks to politics, we lost the chance to be a world leader in particle physics.

I was able to find a pretty good account of it online... in a Texan publication, no less. Enjoy.

http://www.texasmonthly.com...rgest-super-collider

Physicist Richard Feynman once described the science of particle physics thus ... "It's like trying to understand how a watch is made by smashing two of them together and observing the pieces that come flying out."

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Tried that two or three times. Still have no idea how watches work. Digitals may not be the right ones for the experiment.

"little doohickies" scientific term?

quote Originally posted by heybjorn: Digitals may not be the right ones for the experiment.

Sometimes you get only gears and springs, sometimes you get only batteries and semiconductors. It's enough to drive a physicist nuts!

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I was a semiconductor for a long time. Hated DOT regs, just like everyone else.