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ColinB Guest
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:19 am Post subject: Higgs boson-like particle discovery claimed at LHC |
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Yeah right! Actually, I found it first. It was down the back of the sofa.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18702455 |
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John W
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | They claimed that by combining two data sets, they had attained a confidence level just at the "five-sigma" point - about a one-in-3.5 million chance that the signal they see would appear if there were no Higgs particle.
However, a full combination of the CMS data brings that number just back to 4.9 sigma - a one-in-two million chance.
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Eh. I reckon someone will disprove that assumption, and Hawkings will get his 100 bucks back _________________ -
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