Higgs is a man and a particle?
NRC Handelsblad (international) 3 December 2009.
Another metaphor is that of the US president making his entry at a party. When Obama (a very heavy particle) enters the room, the commotion caused by his arrival (the Higgs particle) spreads quickly and draws everybody in his direction. Because of all the people now flocking around him (the Higgs field) Obama is no longer able to move through the room quickly. He is far slower than the relatively unknown Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende, a much lighter particle in this metaphor. Read more Here.
On again off again.
EWeek.com, 3 December 2009.
Spokeswoman Renilde Vanden Broeck, who explained a cable fault caused the failure in the 18 kV power supply network, which affected mainly the Meyrin site where the LHC is located, and in particular the injectors and the Computing Centre but not the LHC cryogenics. “The network was back up by 10:30 a.m. As there were knock-on effects it took time to get everything back up (the LHC etc. is a complex electrical system),” she wrote. “Power cuts are not that rare around here. There was again beam in the machine at 10:30 p.m. last night.” Read more Here.
