Tuesday 21 April 2009. 6.00pm

The Higgs boson: what, why, how?

Part of the conference “Geometry and Physics” celebrating the 80th birthday of Sir Michael Atiyah OM PRSE.
Professor Peter Higgs FRSE (Edinburgh) spoke on the origins of the concept of the eponymous boson. Professor Edward Witten (Institute for Advanced Study, USA and CERN, European Organisation for Nuclear Research) discussed the modern theory of the boson, and what is being tested at CERN. Professor David Saxon, FRSE (Glasgow) outlined the experimental challenges.

This event was part of a workshop organised by the International Centre for Mathematical Science.

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Last updated 20 May, 2009