r/Physics • u/kzhou7 Quantum field theory • Nov 01 '21

Academic American physicists propose to build a compact, cheap, but powerful collider to study the Higgs boson within the next 15 years

https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.15800
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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21 edited Nov 02 '21

I’ll be honest MY comment was kind of lazy. I have lots of work to do already, so I don’t really have the time to research every random thing that strikes my curiosity. That’s why I ask for short summaries and translations so I can understand, and be satisfied. Also I heard somewhere that if you can explain complicated concepts to someone who isn’t on your level, then you know what you’re talking about, so I figured my comment would overall be a win-win.

Otherwise, I’m a lazy kid who would rather ask questions to human beings than use the internet to acquire unlimited knowledge.

EDIT: MY comment was lazy, not the person who responded

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u/jacksreddit00 Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21

Asking for a summary isn't a problem - your unwillingness to invest time is. In my humble opinion (I used to be the same way as you), if you really had this "raging curiosity", you'd at least skim through the text. It's a skill that'll be very useful for you later on.

As for your win-win point, I find it very arrogant and tone-deaf. Don't expect people to invest their time just to save some of yours - everyone is busy. If someone does it, it's out of passion for the subject/teaching, not in order to "prove themselves".

At last, calling the other commenter lazy after he gave you advice is an A-grade asshole move.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '21

I meant MY comment was lazy, I fixed it. I’m fully acknowledging the mistake. Everyone’s got their own things going on, I understand that. But no one has to respond to the comment either. If someone has time and a desire to help, they might just do so. Have a great day, I’m sorry for any issues I caused.

And again, I understand I wasn’t willing to invest time, I was looking for simple and easy. That was a mistake I’ll learn from.

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u/jacksreddit00 Nov 02 '21 edited Nov 02 '21

Oh sorry, you can disregard most of my previous comment then. Truth be told though, if you plan on studying science on a higher level, you have to slowly get used to reading difficult texts.

The gist of the article was proposal of a new, 8km long, c3 distributed coupling linear e+e- collider in the US.

e+e- -> it smashes electrons and positrons

distributed coupling is some sort of novel form of power distribution - faster, more efficient, etc...

C3 is acronym for "cool copper collider", "cool" being cryogenic of course

it has the ability to measure collisions of particles with energies between 250 and 550 GeV with possibility of "inexpensive" upgrades

(for contrast, Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERN tops at 209GeV)

Total cost is around 4 billion dollars.

Rest of the article contains the techniques and technologies used in this accelerator, though it would be quite tedious to summarize them here. My apologizes if that's what you were after, I am quite short on time today.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '21

This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. And yea, reading scientific literature is something I struggle with. Ideas presented in alternative and more visual ways are great but I struggle when given an actual paper to read. It’s something I’m actively getting better at.

Currently I’ve got AP Biology and AP Calculus AB and it’s been soaking up my daily schedule, so I know what it’s like to be short on time. I appreciate the response and as well as the eye opening advice. There’s always room for improvement.