Beyond the God Particle

Beyond the God Particle

<b>Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higgs Boson, the future of particle physics, and the mysteries of the universe yet to be unraveled.<br /> </b><br />On July 4, 2012, the long-sought Higgs Boson--aka "the God Particle"--was discovered at the world's largest particle accelerator, the LHC, in Geneva, Switzerland. On March 14, 2013, physicists at CERN confirmed it. This elusive subatomic particle forms a field that permeates the entire universe, creating the masses of the elementary particles that are the basic building blocks of everything in the known world--from viruses to elephants, from atoms to quasars.<br />    <br /> Starting where Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman's bestseller <i>The God Particle</i> left off, this incisive new book explains what's next. Lederman and Hill discuss key questions that will occupy physicists for years to come: <br /><br />     * Why were scientists convinced that something like the "God Particle" had to exist? <br />     * What new particles, forces, and laws of physics lie beyond the "God Particle"? <br />     * What powerful new accelerators are now needed for the US to recapture a leadership role in science and to reach "beyond the God Particle," such as Fermilab's planned Project-X and the Muon Collider? <br /><br />     Using thoughtful, witty, everyday language, the authors show how all of these intriguing questions are leading scientists ever deeper into the fabric of nature. Readers of <i>The God Particle</i> will not want to miss this important sequel.