God particle
Higgs boson nickname
God particle is a nickname for the Higgs boson, an elementary particle in physics that explains why other particles have mass.
The dramatic name—coined by a physicist who wanted to call it the "goddamn particle" because it was so hard to find—caught on with journalists and the public, though scientists generally avoid it.
They finally detected the God particle in 2012.
Elementary particle explaining mass
- CERNEuropean nuclear research organization
- Large Hadron ColliderCircular particle accelerator beneath Switzerland
- standard modelAccepted reference framework
- particle acceleratorDevice speeding subatomic bits
mass · discovery · boson · hadron · gluon · quark · fermion · lepton
Making something exist
- originStarting point or source
- fundamentalForming the base
- existenceState of being real
- universeComplete system or domain
cosmic · mystery · breakthrough · holy grail · elusive · moniker · media · nickname
Higgs boson
Elementary particle explaining mass
- CERNEuropean nuclear research organization
- Large Hadron ColliderCircular particle accelerator beneath Switzerland
- standard modelAccepted reference framework
particle accelerator · mass · discovery · boson · hadron · gluon · quark · fermion · lepton · muon
creation
Making something exist
- originStarting point or source
- fundamentalForming the base
- existenceState of being real
universe · cosmic · mystery · breakthrough · holy grail · elusive · moniker · media · nickname · controversy