THE VIDEO SHELF · higgs boson
Demystifying the Higgs Boson with Leonard Susskind
Stanford physicist Leonard Susskind explains what the Higgs mechanism is and what it means to give mass to particles. He also covers what is at stake for physics and cosmology.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN repeatedly recommends it as an approachable, math-light route to understanding mass and the Higgs field.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Stanford
- Topic
- higgs boson
- Format
- lecture
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2024
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From the original HN conversations
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If anyone is interested in the mechanics of the higgs field / basic quantum mechanics in general, I found this lecture to be an excellent explanation: [VIDEO]
bitkrieg on Hacker News · 2016-08
In There are no particles, there are only fields (2012)The mass of the massive gauge bosons, the W and Z bosons. Edit: there is an excellent in-depth (but math-light) explanation about the Higgs mechanism by Leonard Susskind. I highly recommend it if you are interested, it lasts about 1h (plus some Q&A) and is …
simiones on Hacker News · 2022-07
In Large Hadron Collider discovers three new exotic particlesIf you're interested in the Higgs mechanism as a layman, I highly highly recommend this talk by Leonard Susskind: [VIDEO] It's about 1 hour long (plus some questions) and it goes through some basic ideas of what it means for something to have mass and …
tsimionescu on Hacker News · 2022-10
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