Dafuq did I just read??? The Higgs Boson Particle discovered by scientists in 2012 has the worrisome power to destroy the universe, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned. The physicist said that at very high energy levels 100bn giga-electron-volts (GeV) the Higgs Boson could become megaunstable causing a catastrophic vacuum decay, with a bubble of the true vacuum expanding at the speed of light that would cause space and time to collapse. This could happen at any time and we wouldnt see it coming. The possibility of this happening is extremely likely, as scientists have a particle accelerator large enough to create such unstable conditions. The potential of the Higgs boson particle to destruct at high energy levels could offer important insights, as it places important constraints on the evolution of the universe. Particle accelerators increase the speed at which sub-atomic particles travel using magnetic and electrical fields then collide them. They are used so scientists can spot tiny particles which are detached in the collisions. The Higgs boson was discovered in Cerns LHC in Switzerland in 2012.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:19:05 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015