Comments on: Bump Hunting (Part 2) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: 18 months after the Higgs affair… « A Quantum Diaries Survivor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24367 18 months after the Higgs affair… « A Quantum Diaries Survivor Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:36:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24367 [...] that my name would not appear. In fact, some colleagues in CDF were not happy with the blogging John Conway and I had done about the issue, and we were identified as the source of the trouble with the New [...] […] that my name would not appear. In fact, some colleagues in CDF were not happy with the blogging John Conway and I had done about the issue, and we were identified as the source of the trouble with the New […]

]]> By: The Atom Smashers « Peculiar Velocity http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24366 The Atom Smashers « Peculiar Velocity Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:51:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24366 [...] in the data that hinted that the Higgs might be within reach. (He blogged about this here and here.) We follow their excitement at the initial finding, the nervousness, apprehension, and flat-out [...] […] in the data that hinted that the Higgs might be within reach. (He blogged about this here and here.) We follow their excitement at the initial finding, the nervousness, apprehension, and flat-out […]

]]> By: Rumors about the Higgs « A Quantum Diaries Survivor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24333 Rumors about the Higgs « A Quantum Diaries Survivor Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:28:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24333 [...] John Conway, a long-time Higgs hunter, presented  a month and a half ago in the Cosmic Variance site a very nice account of his search for the Higgs boson, and the result, showing a 2.1-sigma deviation which could indeed be the start of a revolution in high-energy physics. [...] […] John Conway, a long-time Higgs hunter, presented  a month and a half ago in the Cosmic Variance site a very nice account of his search for the Higgs boson, and the result, showing a 2.1-sigma deviation which could indeed be the start of a revolution in high-energy physics. […]

]]> By: appletree » Blog Archive » Carnivalia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24328 appletree » Blog Archive » Carnivalia Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:58:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24328 [...] The seventh installment of Philosophia Naturalis, the quadriweekly carnival of physics and technology, is up on Geek Counterpoint; the highlight is John Conway’s two-part series about the search for the Higgs boson. The next carnival will be posted on March 29th; the carnival webpage is here. Note that although the host is not yet publicly posted on the carnival webpage, the next available hosting opportunity is on 5/24. [...] […] The seventh installment of Philosophia Naturalis, the quadriweekly carnival of physics and technology, is up on Geek Counterpoint; the highlight is John Conway’s two-part series about the search for the Higgs boson. The next carnival will be posted on March 29th; the carnival webpage is here. Note that although the host is not yet publicly posted on the carnival webpage, the next available hosting opportunity is on 5/24. […]

]]> By: Untitled « parasite blog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24340 Untitled « parasite blog Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:58:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24340 [...] Bump Hunting (Part 2) | Cosmic Variance   [...] […] Bump Hunting (Part 2) | Cosmic Variance   […]

]]> By: Chromodynamix http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24331 Chromodynamix Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:45:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24331 'God', this particle hunt is getting exciting. Like the emergence of a long lost animal from the Berea tar pits. First forming a 'bump'. Two sigma is a bit 'iffy', but I think the LHC will 4 and 5 sigma the data after it fires up in August 2007. Good luck! ‘God’, this particle hunt is getting exciting. Like the emergence of a long lost animal from the Berea tar pits.
First forming a ‘bump’.
Two sigma is a bit ‘iffy’, but I think the LHC will 4 and 5 sigma the data after it fires up in August 2007.
Good luck!

]]> By: urs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24356 urs Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:25:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24356 <blockquote> Dzero had a deficit where we had an excess! [...] Their method was quite similar to ours, so it was hard to escape the conclusion that if they really had a deficit, our excess is more likely to be a statistical fluctuation. </blockquote> That's really weird, it seems. Given that apparently any bump of the size we are talking about is something, if not statistically significant, still noteworthy enough to warrant all this attention, isn't it an all the more remarkable coincidence that two groups see a fluctuation (of whatever sign and magnitude) at the <em>same</em> position?

Dzero had a deficit where we had an excess! […] Their method was quite similar to ours, so it was hard to escape the conclusion that if they really had a deficit, our excess is more likely to be a statistical fluctuation.

That’s really weird, it seems.

Given that apparently any bump of the size we are talking about is something, if not statistically significant, still noteworthy enough to warrant all this attention, isn’t it an all the more remarkable coincidence that two groups see a fluctuation (of whatever sign and magnitude) at the same position?

]]> By: Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » Short Items http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24332 Not Even Wrong » Blog Archive » Short Items Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:43:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24332 [...] Experimental HEP bloggers keep putting out gripping multi-part stories about what it’s like to be dealing with collider data that is not conclusive, but has anomalies that promise the possibility of something new and exciting. See the latest from John Conway and Tommaso Dorigo. [...] […] Experimental HEP bloggers keep putting out gripping multi-part stories about what it’s like to be dealing with collider data that is not conclusive, but has anomalies that promise the possibility of something new and exciting. See the latest from John Conway and Tommaso Dorigo. […]

]]> By: mis 3 quarks » Breves: 30/01/07 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24339 mis 3 quarks » Breves: 30/01/07 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:23:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24339 [...] Tras la pista del bosón de Higgs (en inglés) La primera parte de lo que puede ser el descubrimiento más esperado de la física de partículas. La segunda parte aquí. [...] […] Tras la pista del bosón de Higgs (en inglés) La primera parte de lo que puede ser el descubrimiento más esperado de la física de partículas. La segunda parte aquí. […]

]]> By: Rich Wilbourn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24329 Rich Wilbourn Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:28:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2007/01/26/bump-huning-part-2/#comment-24329 Thanks for the great post and all of the behind-the-scenes details. It's fun to live vicariously through someone is in the hunt for the Higgs! Thanks for the great post and all of the behind-the-scenes details. It’s fun to live vicariously through someone is in the hunt for the Higgs!

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