Examining the 2012 discovery of a subatomic particle believed to be the Higgs boson, or "God particle," which could explain how matter came to exist in the universe. Scientists explore the fundamental nature of the Higgs boson and how it gives mass to matter. <br />Morgan Freeman explains that there are two basic types of elementary particles: fermions which are "a group of massive particles that carry matter," and bosons which are "massless particles that carry force." The commentators explain that the Higgs field converts massless into massive particles. <br />The LHC in Geneva, Switzerland is 17 miles long. Particle are accelerated LHC. Next, more massive particles are created as a result of the collision of smaller particles. <br />Freeman explains, "The protons that are smashed together at the LHC...are filled with particles called quarks and gluons." When protons collide, thousands of new particles fly off. The smaller-than-proton particles that shoot out of the collision are like "shattered glass." In the aftermath of proton collisions, physicists at the LHC found Higgs bosons in July 2012. <br />Freeman elaborates that the Higgs boson doesn't help us understand "dark matter." Afterwards, he discusses the "hierarchy problem" in relation to the Higgs boson. <br /><br />Freeman says that the W and Z bosons are "extremely heavy." <br />Francesco Sannino and his colleague believe that the Higgs boson is governed by something even more fundamental which they call the "technicolor force". <br />Ordinary quarks (a type of fermion) in different arrangements make either protons or neutron depending on the arrangement. <br /><br />Thanks for watching. Follow for more videos. <br />#cosmosspacescience <br />#throughthewormhole <br />#season4 <br />#episode1 <br />#cosmology <br />#astronomy <br />#spacetime <br />#spacescience <br />#space <br />#nasa <br />#spacedocumentary <br />#morganfreeman <br />#Godparticle <br />#particleofuniverse <br />
