RE: A new Boson?
March 17, 2016 at 6:31 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2016 at 6:35 pm by Alex K.)
So, today were the presentations giving updates of the searches for the potential new boson. They didn't have much in the way of new data because like last year, the LHC had a winter shutdown and will only restart around Easter. Still, one of the experiments only now incorporated some data that were previously excluded due to technical difficulties. Analyses of old data were improved for better sensitivity. There are rumours of another unpublished analysis which shows an even bigger signal, but all in all, the significance in the official analyses went up a bit, but only further measurements starting in a few weeks will be able to clarify whether we are witnessing the biggest revolution in fundamental physics for decades, or just a statistical freak.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
