In fact, many physicists question the reality of particles. As Niels Bohr wrote, "Isolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems." Here is an attempt to explain what has been going on in the search for the Higgs
Sunday, February 19, 2012
In search of the Higgs field
Us laymen think in terms of particles, while scientists, even particle physicists, often think in terms of fields. Fields are just as real as particles. For example, a vacuum contains no particles but may contain fields, such as a gravitational field or an electromagnetic field.
In fact, many physicists question the reality of particles. As Niels Bohr wrote, "Isolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems." Here is an attempt to explain what has been going on in the search for the Higgsboson field.
In fact, many physicists question the reality of particles. As Niels Bohr wrote, "Isolated material particles are abstractions, their properties being definable and observable only through their interaction with other systems." Here is an attempt to explain what has been going on in the search for the Higgs
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