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The Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider. David’s trip to CERN and what he saw there. Large particle accelerator. Lake Geneva. 27km. What is particle physics?. E=mc 2. Einstein: energy and mass are equivalent When things collide with high energy they produce particles

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The Large Hadron Collider

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  1. The Large Hadron Collider David’s trip to CERN and what he saw there.

  2. Large particle accelerator Lake Geneva 27km

  3. What is particle physics?

  4. E=mc2 • Einstein: energy and mass are equivalent • When things collide with high energy they produce particles • Faster, heavier collisions have more energy and produce more massive particles

  5. Antimatter

  6. The Higg’s boson

  7. Who’s there?

  8. How? • 10,000 physicist • International • Democratic • £600 million per year • 15% from UK

  9. Any use? www

  10. Webcam • CMS webcam

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