beyond the standard models. what might be there after this. so here we can put this together now and say that this is our understanding, we've got this understanding but what's next. and there might be many different things like supersymmetry, ideas from string theory and so fth. >> rose: we continue this evening with kurt eichenwald, who's written a fascinating piece in "vanity fair" magazine about microsoft's lost decade. >> the problem became is that really starting around 2000 as the world was beginning to change, the technology world was beginning to change, microsoft went through this idea, it was actually a statement that steve balmer, the fellow running the company, said was we will be the last to cool and the first to profit. meaning... and he would say, people will be looking in their rear-view mirrors at us. and that is the problem because you're saying to all the competitors tell chief justice way we should go. we'll see what you're doing, we'll see if it works and we'll come in and huge our huge fin

but if it is a standard-model higgs we're trying to understand what is beyond the standard model. what might be there after this? so here we can put this together now and say that this is our understanding. we've got this understanding, but what's next. and there might be many different things like supersymmetry, ideas from string theory and so forth. >> dave: why do they call it "god's particle"? >> well, the anecdot that i heard from leon letterman... >> the nobel laureate. >> nobel laureate, particle physicist, he wrote a book called "god particle" and it was about this higgs boson. >> rose: why did he say it was a god marl? why did he use that? >> what i heard, the way the story goes is he wanted to call it... we'd been looking for it if so many years he wanted to call it the goddamn particle. >> rose: (laughs) because it was so luceive? >> yes, and then his editor said "maybe not." it has no religious connotion but it simply says that like brian indicated you get... elementary particles acquire their mass this way. if the electron had no mass we wouldn't put together atoms an

to explain all this kind of problem but it is really important to know that the standard model is the model which. probably it's probably mean that there is some symmetry in the more elaborate it which. requires standard model to be in place the explosion was first theorized back in one thousand nine hundred sixty four forty eight years ago why is it taken so long for us to get this close to actually understanding it would you say that the the large hadron collider in the ability to build such a huge and expensive piece of equipment is that reason after many years of extensive study we managed to narrow the a lot we in the wall was a huge boston mass but to find it you really i mean it's an extremely rare process sue the very important condition to find this very rare phenomena is to have a large energy or of broken proton collision because the probability to produce nukes is a function of this energy and another condition is just a curve excellent detector which can find. the decay products of the higgs with maximum possible efficiency i don't know whether i am. let's move awa

and that would be a huge discovery because it's a particle which will complete the so-called standard model of particle physics which also is part of the description of the early universe so that would close so to speak this star not model if we don't find it that means it does not exist now if it does not exist then this standard model is missing one of its cornerstones it breaks down that means we have to find something else which does the job which the big expose and would have done otherwise were oil again as you wish well if you want to discover a year you either have to find something else or you will have to create a will have to create a new fundamental theory the so-called standard model of the universe if the higgs boson is not found is that true. partially we have to extend this we have to replace part of the steiner model theory by another theory which we might be difficult we might have to leave idea to some extent on the other hand if the standard model describes so many things so well that i don't think we have to throw it away completely we have just to to prepare it at one

and the standard model in elementary particle physics is probably the most successful theory sciencemerous predictions that have been confirmed around the world, but one thing that has never been observed before is the higgs boson. and it's very important because not only because the theory doesn't really work without it, but because it's what according to the theory, gives everything mass. and so if the higgs boson or the field did not exist as predicted by the standard model, you would have no mass, there would be nor atoms, no molecules, no planets, no stars, and simply, we wouldn't be here. >> that explains why it's so important, right? because it is the -- is it the missing, if you will, piece of evidence we need for the kind of unified field of theory. we don't want to go too densy into the physics i don't understand, but einstein sought this. is this a key ingredient that will help us understand the nature of the universe? >> it's in a way the missing piece of the standard model, the last particle to be predicted that we found, but in a way, it's also a beginning and what we o

it tell us about the origin of the universe the higgs bosun helps complete what's called the standard model of particle physics there is a way we have to try to understand electrons and quarks and neutrinos and other kinds of particles and the higgs bows on was kind of a missing piece of the puzzle which if it were not there would would mean that we'd have to kind of start over but the fact that it appears to have been found completes our picture of the standard model of particle physics. that's not to say that we understand everything we don't yet understand how gravity fits in with particle physics other than the fact that gravity you know pulls particles together but we also don't understand things like dark energy the universe seems to be filled with a dark energy that sticks yeah yeah it's expanding the universe faster and faster i helped discover that and the twenty eleven nobel prize in physics was given to the team leaders last year for that discovery so we don't understand the dark energy there's also something called dark matter it may or may not be some kind of fundamental partic

universe works but the dominant theory physicists work with has the less than grandiose title of the standard model now if we think of our theory as a jigsaw with a whole load of pieces missing finding out that the higgs does exist would allow those gaps to be filled in giving scientists a clearer picture of what is in front of them this particle or sort of the holes of one it was not planned experiment on people was hunting quarters particles for years and now we are witnessing clearly historical one one of the reasons for such

and where all of them get their mass from and how they interact, it is the missing link in the standard model >> it is too small to be seen but physicists have develop specific experiments to look for its debris in the aftermath of collisions >> why it is so difficult is all of these half billion he vents% and that we get, one or two of those is the higgs boson >> around midnight pacific time researchers in switzerland will announce whether to separate experiments confirm the existence of a particle. >> the standard model has something to do with the dilution of the early universe so by finding it and measuring its properties we have more understanding of what happened at a very early stage of the universe >> that is where the fun begins according to him. once they understand it physicist may get a better understanding of supersymmetry, miniature black holes and dark matter >> i hope to find particles that are responsible for it and i want to be able to produce them >> fascinating for physicists if puzzling for the rest of us. so i am left with, so what? >> what can i say? i guess is a human

so important to the standard model of the universe that it has been called the god particle. >> becauset is really the key to why all the other particles get their mass from, and how they all interact, it is the key thing, like the missing link in the standard model. >> too small to be seen the they have developed sophisticated experiments to look for its debris in the aftermath of powerful collisions of protons in the large hadron collider. >> white is so difficult and why the results are so challenging is because all these half a billion events at perception that we get. only one or two of them is the particles of you're looking for a needle in a haystack. >> around midnight researchers in switzerland will announce whether to separate experiments have confirmed the existence of the particle. a theoretical physicist heads the u.s. team's experiments. >> the standard model has something to do with the deletion of the universe of finding this article and measuring its properties, we have more of an understanding of what happened at the very early stages of the universe. >> that is where

does it have the properties we expect from the standard model?t, what are its properties and where do they point to? >> scientists use at top smasher that basically the big bang to make the discovery. the result of this search it's said shows the benefits of investments in basic science by governments around the world. 11 of the 12 particles related to this theory has been found. this is the last article. >> now you have the news edge. want to wish you a happy 4th of july and heave you with a look at the fireworks on the national mall. see you back here tomorrow. ♪ america sweet america god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪   >> fox 5 news isn't over go. to www.myfoxdc.com now for news, weather and entertainment updates. fox 5 news is washington's best news on air and online at www.myfoxdc.com brought to you by verizon 4g lte.

does it have the properties of the standard model?properties and where do they point to? >> reporter: the scientists used the massive atom smasher that recreated the big bank to make the discovery. steven chu said today's announcement on the latest result of the search shows the benefits of sustained investments in basic science by governments around the world. 11 of the 12 particles related to this theory have been found and this is the last particle n. london. >>> and if you're going to the nats game tonight, things will look and feel different. >> up next, they're turning back the calendar and looking for another win. sports is next.  . >>> in our sports reference this morning, the nats wrap up their series against the giants tonight. >> and it's turn-back-the-clock night. the festivities in honor of the 1924 world series champion washington senators. both teams will wear 1924 replica jerseys. first, continue thousand fans to enter through the center field gate will receive a replica of the 1924 world series score b

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. >> how close is it to the standard model? >> to be honest it will be most excite figure it weren't. >>> the standard model says every particle swims in a kind of sticky syrup that gives the particles mass. the particle discovered today is what makes it sticky. this particle is not what was predicted and so it opens the door to a new model of the universe. >> the most exciting day. >> reporter: she says the new particle is lighter than expected. >> the fact that it is rather light is taken as a hint it might be the true theory of nature. >> reporter: 80% of everything is thought to be mysterious dark matter. it may lead to a new cosmic understanding. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thousands of which doctors are -- california doctors are suing aetna. they allege unfair business practices and interference with healthcare providers. they want to put an tend to the practices and seeking compensation. >>> the state department of food and agricultural ordered a dairy to recall some of its cheeses. officials say it might not h

the standard model is a collection of physics theories that explain what the world is and what holdsu know, the small stuff. developed throughout the 20th century, the current model was finalized in the 1970s with the confirmation of the existence of stuff that you barely paid attention to in school. in fact, the only fundamental particle predicted by the standard model that has yet to be observed is something called higgs boson, a.k.a., the god particle. for years, researchers have used a $10 billion super collider to create high energy collisions just like the big bang only to spot this elusive particle. so far, there have been hints of a higgs detection but no actual confirmation. that brings us to tonight's number, 99.9994%. that's considered the gold standard of certainty in physics. only can a discovery be officially announced when it reach that is number. why is that important? well, this wednesday, july 4th, the scientists searching for the god particle will be holding a press conference. no official word on what they found yet, but peter higgs have been invited to attend. an

this equation is a standard model. can learn more about it on an invaluable youtube channel called minute physics. but because fist physicists work with teeny, tiny, itty-bitty stuff, it's hard to confirm their ideas. some of you went on to learn about corks, that have the best name of all the particles. but there are lots more of the teeny, tiny, itty-bitty thing out there and they can only be predicted by mass. this is how physicists work now. physicists come up with equations that seem to describe the way we know the world works, and inside those equations, we learn about the parts of the world that we didn't know were there and how they work and then we hope that some day, some future group of humans with machinery more impressive than what we have will be able to check whether we were right. in 1964, a physicist by the name of peter higgs came up with the idea that there was a kind of cosmic molasses in the universe that we, of course, cannot see, but helps matter stick together to form things like atoms. how it d

of the higgs would provide the missing piece of the fundamental theory of physics known as the standard model. scientists have discovered the 16 other subatomic particles in the model. they say positive identification of the new particles' characteristics will take more time. the higgs boson is named after british physicist peter higgs. he predicted in 1964 the existence of this elusive subatomic particle. the boson is believed to give mass to everything from atoms to people. scientists believe that without the higgs there would be no gravity and no universe. the big bang created the universe. the theories of physics say particles raced around without any mass in the beginning, but scientists say at a certain point, the higgs bossson shown in pink, filled space. the higgs gave other particles mass and restricted their movement. scientists believe that process caused particles to stick together leading to the creation of stars, planets, and eventually humans. physicists believe the higgs boson is extremely small and densely concentrated in space. they've been using something called a large had

right now physicists are trying to explain the universe by using the standard model this equation isndard model you can learn more on an invaluable you tube channel called minute physics because physicists work with hard to see stuff like sub atomic particles it is tough to verify their ideas most of us stopped in high school with the electron, pro toen on the and neutron. maybe some of you went on to learn about corks, but there are a of the teeny things out there and only predicted by math. this is how physics work. physicists come up with equations that seem to explain how we world weerngs we learn about the parts we didn't know were there and how they work and hope that someday some future group of humans with machinery more impressive than what we have will check whether we were right. in 1964 a physicist by the name of peter higgs came up with the theory there is a something that sticks things together to form atoms. if you want to know more we will have links on the website the particle they are interested in for proving it is called the higgs boson which has the nickname the