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In response to "For some reason it's stuck in my head like Wolf-Biedermann -- nm" by oblique

We just say "Higgs", anyway.

Posted by nubby Jul 9 '12, 07:48

The "boson" is for people who don't know what it is. We don't say "photon boson".

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- Probably. Not this year, but soon. -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 07:56
Less talking! More work on finding out how to manipulate the Higgs field! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 07:51
ATM machine -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 07:48 9
- Do you remember your PIN number? -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 07:50 8
  - btw, calling something a "Higgs" is dumb. All you scientists should be ashamed. Photon is a wicked cool name - oblique Jul 9, 07:51 7
    - Look, don't get me started on particle nomenclature. - nubby Jul 9, 07:57 6
      - i just love this subject line. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 08:08 4
        
        (YDC) There's a particle called the J/psi, because the two labs that discovered it couldn't agree on whose name to use. -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 08:11 3
        
        note to self - if i ever get to name a physics lab i need to name it with something starting with A in case this ever happens - Andie Jul 9, 08:20 2
        
        Particles Like Your Grandma Used to Smash -- nm - nubby Jul 9, 08:24 1
        
        heh -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 08:25
      - *harumph* -- nm - Bartholemew Thomasson Muon the Third Jul 9, 08:07

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