Hacker News with Generative AI: Particle Physics

The Soviet scientist who survived a particle accelerator beam through his head (wikipedia.org)
A researcher at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Protvino, Russian SFSR, Anatoli Bugorski worked with the largest particle accelerator in the Soviet Union, the U-70 synchrotron.

Science, History, Russia, Particle Physics

8 points by HelloUsername 19 hours ago | 3 comments

The Particle Data Group (pdg.lbl.gov)
The Review of Particle Physics (2024)

Physics, Science, Data, Particle Physics

8 points by limbicsystem 13 days ago | 2 comments

Yes, we did discover the Higgs (theoryandpractice.org)

Physics, Science, Particle Physics

281 points by EvgeniyZh 31 days ago | 150 comments

The deconstructed Standard Model equation (symmetrymagazine.org)
The Standard Model is far more than elementary particles arranged in a table.

Physics, Science, Particle Physics

43 points by thorum 48 days ago | 28 comments

Build a No-Fuss Particle Detector (ieee.org)
Multimeters are great for monitoring captive electrons in wires, but for spotting wild electrons in flight, try this compact DIY particle detector.

DIY, Electronics, Physics, Particle Physics

8 points by Brajeshwar 57 days ago | 0 comments

Monstrosity explains everything we know about particle physics (reddit.com)
This monstrosity here is known as the “Standard Model Lagrangian”. It's an equation that encapsulates everything we currently know about particle physics.

Particle Physics, Physics, Science

3 points by sieste 65 days ago | 0 comments

How the Higgs field gives mass to elementary particles (quantamagazine.org)

Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Particle Physics

172 points by bigeatie 81 days ago | 106 comments

The Higgs particle could have ended the universe by now – Why are we still here? (studyfinds.org)

Physics, Cosmology, Particle Physics, Universe

10 points by kvee 112 days ago | 1 comments

A New Particle Has Been Discovered – It Could Be the Elusive Glueball (iflscience.com)

Physics, Particle Physics, Science

5 points by hsnewman 116 days ago | 0 comments

CERN's $17B supercollider in question as top funder criticizes cost (nature.com)

CERN, Physics, Funding, Science, Particle Physics

30 points by cyberlimerence 169 days ago | 9 comments

Shadama: A particle simulation programming environment for everyone (tinlizzie.org)

Programming, Simulation, Particle Physics, Software

146 points by lloydatkinson 178 days ago | 25 comments

Majorana, the search for the most elusive neutrino of all (2012) (newscenter.lbl.gov)