Daily Times

Sir: Physics is always an interesting subject. And the renowned face Stephen Hawking is undoubtedly a man of charm for all Science-lovers in the world. Here comes the summing up of the recent research on Big Bang for the Science-enthusiasts. The scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research also known as CERN in Geneva had collided proton beams into each other at three times more force than ever before. And the measurements were at the combined energy level of 7 trillion electron volts. At last, the multi-billion dollar scientific experiment to smash protons moving at near light-speed has been successful. And all the scientists involved in the experiment deserve big applause from across the world.

As a recap, the term Big Bang refers to the fact that the Universe has expanded from an ancient hot and dense condition and still continues to expand.

The CERN experiments now could lead to the discovery of the Higgs Boson also called God particle, which is believed to have existed when the Universe was born. Also, the scientists can unravel the mysteries about the dark matter that covers a quarter of the Universe.

P SENTHIL SARAVANA DURAI

Mumbai, India

Published in Daily Times, March 15^th 2018.