I have studied nuclear physics for over 30 years, but David may well be the greatest physics educator I have ever encountered. His gift for teaching is rare indeed.
I heard the potential briefly....till that distractly AWFUL choice of background music made it unwatchable...I was so looking forward to it too! I am very disappointed I cannot gain more knowledge from this worthy instructor
Absolutely brilliant series! I've always been amazed by the universe and how things work at this very basic level. Thank you, David Butler, for putting this in terms understandable to even a science novice like myself. Admittedly it's still blowing my mind. But this series definitely gives me a general understanding of how things work. I'm curious though, how we actually came to discover all these particles, how they interact, and the way the different fields are involved. What exact experiments were run, and viewing the results how exactly did we deduce the existence of the various articles. Also, one question: the graphic representing the Higgs field in this video, is it just a generic drawing of any field. Or is it a representation of the properties we expect it to have? If so, what does the 3D lines represent? Forgive my ignorance, David. This is just endlessly fascinating to me. Thanks for your amazing work and videos! :) Greetings from Norway
Superb video and explanation. One question: wasn't the discovery at CERN a result of a huge number of observations achieving a statistically significant conclusion about the existence of the Higgs boson, and not a report about seeing a single or one particular observation of the HB as seems to be stated in the video?
+Colin Christie In any collision, a Higgs Boson is either created or it is not. It is my understanding that the vast amount of data for each collision is analyzed and that one or more of the sets fit the creation of the Higgs Boson.
1/ Out on the perimeter, the force fields must be getting weaker and weaker, no? Is there an "eye of the storm" or hole at the centre? 2/ One can guess the wave nature of the forcefield from your 2-D diagrams i.e. the light and dark lines. It's circular or elliptical around the poles, according to the iron filings. Does our universe have poles? I guess it must. It would be strange if our Milky Wave, or local cluster, was the source; but not impossible, if we're the hub i.e. the universe is not isotropic. 3/ Virtual particles? Well, if you can believe in virtual particles, do you mind if I believe in a virtual God? There are postulated ghost fields as well, like the Fadeev-Popov ghosts. In order to tidy up the maths, we need something like the Pauli-Villers ghosts, don't we, though I'm probably getting confused. A virtual photon, if it exists, needs 3 polarisation states. It's going slower than a real photon, then. I'll leave it there before I come up with an alternative to Higgs! Which is only to say the Standard Model is open to interpretation. It's a model, in other words. I'm not in a position to challenge it; but I can see how it could be done, without needing extra data. For example, the proton-to-electron mass ratio is unexplained, on current theories. There's a giant co-incidence here, to do with the weight of the neutron. In the same way, the rest mass of the Higgs boson must be minus 10^19 GeV + 126 GEV. Wow. Some fine-tuning, that.
I have no clue what you were saying, or trying to say here. You started with one thing, and by the time the next sentence came along, you were discussing an entirely different subject. Most of the stuff you were mentioning in your comment has nothing to do with the subject--at least not in way you've attached significance to it. You should start by reading an entry level book to a particular area of physics, and then move on from there. Because the simplistic, completely visual way you're attempting to describe/understand physical phenomena has no bearing on actual physics. You've gone from the visual of a magnetic field, to the standard model, to ghosts, to god, etc.... Physics doesn't work like that. You can't take a visual representation of something and then just assume a completely different area of science works that way.
Precise explanation of general physical interactions. Your narration is the key element; not a word wasted, and excellent visuals. The video was extremely insightful and clear. Thank you very much.
Indeed, i already watched a lot, and this 5 videos are by far the best in explain the concepts for some one that knows something but still has a lot of question.
By far the easiest to understand lessons I've come across regarding the quantum world. You break it down in such a way that I, a layman, can grasp the basics of QM without losing the mental oooomph! of amazement inherent in the quantum realm. Well done, sir. Thank you, Professor Butler!
I can only imagine how much of a herculean piece of work it must have been to research, document, and illustrate the topics here discussed and to do so at the very high standards of quality that are yours. I watch a lot of vulgarization videos, and yours are among the very best in my opinion, in terms of the balance you achieve between simplifying things and still providing detailed scientific, mathematics background. Before going on to watch "How fast is it", I wanted to say Thank you. THANK YOU!!
+seoman49 Your comment reminded me of Alexander Pope's "An Essay On Criticism" which contains the text: True wit is nature to advantage dressed, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed. These videos have a beauty that appears when something is done very well. The Brahms Violin Concerto used in this video is an example of that beauty. Watching Michael Jordan make what was previously thought to be an impossible shot would be another example of the beauty of expertise. I have just one proton size request to be made of David Butler: Would you please add to the author's comments section the names of the compositions used in the sound track of the videos. Thanks for your excellent work.
I really like the stuff that is talked about in this video. The problem I have is that the people I know in my life, my friends, my family, my girlfriends, they don't give a damn about that. At least here I have a chance to watch the topics I really care about. I'm really fascinated by the way the universe works. Keep on the good work. I totally appreciate your videos.
Fourthed/quadrupliated!!! Just discovered this guy....at first, his slowish speed annoyed me, but NOW I realise I'm actually understanding it better .... instead of having to listen to a fast-talker three times!
I feel like I've learned more in a half-hour video than six months at college. Thank you! (By the way, to people complaining it's 'too boring', what did you expect from a video about a Higgs Boson? Comedy skits and cat vines? You're like those guys who order espressos and then complain their drink is too bitter, come on.)
Wait till you learn that matter doesn't exist, that your 'self' is merely a persistent perceptual illusion you developed around twelve months old, and that the Vedas logically explain consciousness and reality far better than anything you'll ever encounter in a university of dogmatism. There's so much mind blowing information you'll never get in college. Betcha you'll never learn that consciousness can literally be cut with a knife. Alien Hand Syndrome is an example of this behavior. Surgery can separate your consciousness into individualized parts, just as all 'living' things are individualized components of a singular consciousness.
@@maf7742 I didn't use the word "arbitrary" anywhere, nor does that word make any sense at all in the context of what I wrote. And I don't write B.S. I'm 50 years old, took logic courses in college, I don't rely on faith or belief for anything, and I've spent decades studying the nature of consciousness and reality... so which part exactly is B.S.
@@maf7742 I don't know how to respond to that because it's also not what I said. Unless I can understand what is confusing you, I can't really be much help. What statement are you referring to?
WELL DONE. WHY ARE FOLKS COMPLAINING ABOUT MUSIC? I GUESS FOLKS WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT BIRDS AND CRICKETS..THOSE DAMN WOODLAND CREATURES!!! SQUIRRELS!! DAMN BUTTERFLY FLAPS IT WINGS TO LOUD!!!!
Well done, sir. I especially enjoyed that you don't talk too quickly..., so I can follow along better. Also, the background music was enjoyable. Thank you.
I honestly cannot believe that you posted you liked the background music ROTFLMAOFF because myself and a many myriad of others HAD to surrender and stop viewing due to said background music, due to it's distraction! I'm glad you like it though!
What a fantastic and truly outstanding physics video! Thank you for creating it! Without a doubt the best video I have seen about the Higgs, but in general: quality from start to finish. I am amazed that this stuff is available for free to people. Wish that I was back at the start of my physics degree again, this kind of stuff is truly a treasure for people wanting to learn more about our scientific understanding/process. The part about CERN in particular: fantastically done, Ravel's Bolero for the dance of the protons prior to their final collision (but not at the top of a mountain :-), maybe not far from being under) was the icing on the cake. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again.
I do not have proper words to express the amazement that these videos cause in me, and how grateful I am with you and with all the people involved in this channel. Thank you, things like this are one of the main reasons I like life. PS : I did like the music too.
A very well put together video though I am not a physicist and some of it goes over my head but love the music. Calming with your adorable gentle voice I'd come back just to hear you again.
Mr. Butler, I am pasting here a comment I left as well on your HFAII fandom wiki. Just a small token of my appreciation in words. I just wanted to share my appreciation of your content! I am 26 years old and from Sweden. I have not (yet) studied any STEM field or any other field for that matter at university or college level. But I found my interest in quantum physics and cosmology late. Like 5 years ago by watching UA-cam videos from PBS Space Time, recorded university lectures and such. I have watched so many different videos on UA-cam on subjects like relativity and quantum physics and out of the hundreds of GREAT channels from many different amazing science communicators here YOUR channel is definitely one of the best and most sincere / genuine feeling. You are great at explaining, and your graphics are also very good. They get the message across clearly even though they are not like PBS space time level 3d stuff. Point is that the super produced graphics are clearly not necessary. I have watched your video books several times and each time I have picked up a lot of new stuff and a deeper understanding for the subjects so I feel like I get something new every time still. I love being able to look at stuff, like electronics for example, and have a deeper understanding of how it works. I guess that's what most of us that ended up on this website have in common: We love to understand how the universe works. How old is it? How fast is it? How small is it? Etc. I have thought about this a little and what you do really contributes to humanity. You have gathered so much knowledge over your years, and now you share it forward, so that younger people can learn what you learnt, and as they get older - thanks to you and the other giants whose shoulders they stand upon - grow to become even more knowledgeable. Without paying it forward, knowledge will be lost eventually. If you have inspired hundreds of people to go into stem fields, lets say. That is a huge contribution to the world. Butterfly effect? More like Butler effect hee-hee. You have got a snowball started rolling downhill and it will only grow with more positive outcomes. And the two best parts are: You don't seem THAT old I mean you have potentially decades left so I am hopeful we will get more awesome "chapters" of your series. Maybe share some of your knowledge in computers? I'd love to learn more about IC chips and the physics behind making them work, and how they work. I am sure you have loads of more things you could share. All I am saying is that if you enjoy doing this, you clearly have people that appreciate your hard work. You could easily also open a patron account, I am sure you have considered this already. But it just seems to me that you deserve money for this service you do to humanity. If the Kardashians get payed for what they do then so should you for what you do :-) If wages were based on contribution to humanity/society we would certainly live in a different world... Interesting thought. But I digress. ...And secondly - this will outlive you. And hopefully me too. Storage is getting cheaper and I think UA-cam will be seen as a vault of history. Videos will not disappear for a long long time. Especially now that Google owns it. I saw a video from the 40s' explaining vacuum tubes, and one from the 60s' explaining integrated circuits. They were old, but what they explained has not changed and they were great. So even though some parts of the cosmology will probably be outdated in 30 years, I am sure your videos will be able to teach people stuff for decades to come. Which in turn create people who can pass it on again... And let's not forget you are great at updating your videos and keeping the channel up to date when big stuff has come out. But then again, I watched the gravitational waves episode yesterday and was like the first time so surprised when in the end you said that we haven't seen any yet. The information in the video was still of course spot on with the only thing "wrong" today being you saying that we haven't. This turned out pretty lengthy. But it still feels so inadequate. I don't feel like my gratitude can even be shown in a little comment. Just know that you are spreading so much positivity with your what I have interpreted as your hobby project. It is amazing. Much respect and love and I hope you keep creating awesome content!! And if you don't, then what you have done so far has already taught more people than probably any university textbook you can find. THANK YOU! Kind regards Alfred Stahlin Stockholm, Sweden
I noticed the music and presentation style and I liked it. I tend to be very data and information focused and watched to be educated. Not entertained. I am always dismayed at the complainers' comments though. I usually do not bother to read the inanity but unfortunately did so now. Great content video!
This is spectacular. I spend a lot of time watching science/physics documentaries and no one else out there has been able to go so deep into the subject so clearly. Thank you!!
This video is amazing, thank you sir for taking the time to make such an explanatory and thorough video on this subject. Most of the other physicists/videos on the subject don't even attempt to go anywhere near this much detail of how each particle that we know about in quantum mechanics function.
Watched the the whole series about elementary particles, thank you very much. Now I regret dropping out. Science is the truth and religion is crap. Imagine all 7B people stop practicing religion and more emphasis on humanity, research, art,businesses etc. For instance ask some ppl how big the universe is?
Why couldn’t you believe a god created all of this? It’s funny because the more i look into particle and quantum physics, I see more evidence of a god. Einstein believed in god. The fact that we exist, and the nature of our universe is so weird to me. Why does my conscience exist in this body and what makes me, me? If a different sperm cell would’ve slithered into my mother’s egg, who would’ve experienced life behind those eyes? When I die, will my conscience exist again? I think we all have spirits. And if there is a god, he’s nothing like what we would have thought. I believe god exists outside our universe. This video explains how the Higgs field gives particles mass, and permeates all of space. This really gives me a better understanding of what’s outside our universe; absolutely nothing. And if there is something outside, it’s not constrained to the physics of our universe. I think it’s more rational to think that something created our universe, than to think our universe came into existence out of nothing.
@@i8dapuszy There is a meaningful difference between a general higher power, some call it "God", and a biblical God as prophesized in the major religions of the world. Absolute atheism is clearly madness, maybe as mad as religious fanaticism, but at least atheists generally mind their own business. Alan Watts expands on this - you can watch it righhht here on UA-cam!
The existence of the universe is not dependent on your rational. You seem to be mixing science with paranormal or spiritual concepts, basically a broader definition of philosophy. The fact that Einstein believed in a god or not is really not relevant to the actual question of the existence of a god, which he did not endeavor to demonstrate. Einstein did not believe in many other things that were proven to be true. Does that disprove them? The fact that you BELIEVE that there is nothing outside our universe doesn't mean it IS so. A bacteria does not question its meaning for existence thus has no god thus our god did not create it. Spirituality is an archaic concept meant to give meaning to the unexplainable. There is always going to be unexplainable.
Complexity into simplicity, great explanation, thank you sir, I understand better the particle and the wave, the weak and strong force. You're a gifted teacher!
I’m very young and I’m happy I understand quantum mechanics and physics in general right now I’d be learning pre algebra instead I choose to study by myself quantum field theory the Doppler effect Feynmans equations zero point energy fields theoretical theories of everything etc, this video helped me with what I love and to understand it better and thankyou
I need to watch and read some bits more than once, but at least while you are explaining I actually get it. Best pedagogy on the field on yt. Profound respect and thanks for these vids.
So SEA is a youtuber who blew my mind with space. I like learning about the mind blowing realities the universe holds. This video finally gave me a sufficient explanation of where we currently are with physics yet still blew my mind. This was awesome.
Hello! I love your arguments and the way you reveal us this knowledge! Thanks a lot because you illuminated my mind! Very few scientists could do that! By the way, I am a Physics teacher from Romania and I am never giving up from learning...
Felicia, Thank you very much for your comment. I like to hear from teachers. Have you ever used howfarawayisit.com, or the classroom aids in your classroom.
No, I have never used howfarawayisit.com, unfortunately... I have ...discovered your blowing mind lectures ...today ! I am sorry for my poor English! I love to speak, think, improve my English!
Thank You for providing those of us that are interested in partical interactions with such great content. This video series was amazing. By FAR the best explaations i have ever heard, and the pacing is perfect! I sincerly hope at some point you decide to continue this dive into partical interacions with even more content.
I have been searching for someone to explain the higgs field without using that ridiculous malasas explanation. I honestly believe people are smart enough to understand it if someone just explains it; but to be so patronising as to analogise mass, a force that resists acceleration, to friction, a force that resists velocity, is frustratingly insulting. Thank you for giving me an accurate demonstration of what the higgs mechanism is and how it imparts mass.
Radium cannot turn into polonium by beta decay. Never, that is impossible. The bismuth isotope bismuth-10 turns into polonium-10 by beta decay. Usually radium isotopes turn into radon by alpha decay which turn into polonium by alpha decay. Radium-225 turns into actinium-225 by beta decay which turns into francium-221 by alpha decay.
Dear David Butler, I stumbled recently upon your two series "how small is it" and "how big is it" and find them absolutely fantastic, a delight. I am (perhaps like you) a professional scientist interested in all avenues of science. Your videos explanations of the very big and very small are second to none and can be followed by non scientists. I think you are significantly advancing the understanding of the big questions in science for the general audience.
Welcome to 2019 where your science video is fine if it has dubstep and techno, but a trumpet concerto induces aneurysm level cognitive dissonance for like half the people watching.
![The Milky Way [go to 4K edition] go to https://youtu.be/uVxrsJ5lZlQ](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/q7prQTS_N3Y/mqdefault.jpg)
Ah yes, one of those cases where -google- youtube goes recommending videos from years ago and it's a good thing.
I have studied nuclear physics for over 30 years, but David may well be the greatest physics educator I have ever encountered. His gift for teaching is rare indeed.
It sure is
I heard the potential briefly....till that distractly AWFUL choice of background music made it unwatchable...I was so looking forward to it too! I am very disappointed I cannot gain more knowledge from this worthy instructor
@@yendorelrae5476 Try the music and ad free version.
@@yendorelrae5476 lmao sorry everything wasn’t perfectly set for your absolute enjoyment
@@yendorelrae5476 this is the kind of guy who would crash a car into a pedestrian and blame the radio for distracting him
Excellent presentation!!! Thank you.
I am so glad I stumbled upon Doctor Butler’s page. Excellent educational videos
Glorious and very clear for a novice like myself thanks David
What a lovely music!
Absolutely brilliant series! I've always been amazed by the universe and how things work at this very basic level. Thank you, David Butler, for putting this in terms understandable to even a science novice like myself. Admittedly it's still blowing my mind. But this series definitely gives me a general understanding of how things work. I'm curious though, how we actually came to discover all these particles, how they interact, and the way the different fields are involved. What exact experiments were run, and viewing the results how exactly did we deduce the existence of the various articles. Also, one question: the graphic representing the Higgs field in this video, is it just a generic drawing of any field. Or is it a representation of the properties we expect it to have? If so, what does the 3D lines represent? Forgive my ignorance, David. This is just endlessly fascinating to me. Thanks for your amazing work and videos! :) Greetings from Norway
please repost this to anyone with a flat earth video lol. V well done thanks!
A new multitude of variables for my mind to process , Thank You So Very Much
This is absolutely fantastic. Excellent presentation.
Great music too!
it must be pretty small if it takes 30 minutes to describe the size of it alone.
Thank you so much for this!
Superb video and explanation. One question: wasn't the discovery at CERN a result of a huge number of observations achieving a statistically significant conclusion about the existence of the Higgs boson, and not a report about seeing a single or one particular observation of the HB as seems to be stated in the video?
+Colin Christie In any collision, a Higgs Boson is either created or it is not. It is my understanding that the vast amount of data for each collision is analyzed and that one or more of the sets fit the creation of the Higgs Boson.
+David Butler Thanks.
David Butler teatched me all my smarts!
You tried.
1/ Out on the perimeter, the force fields must be getting weaker and weaker, no? Is there an "eye of the storm" or hole at the centre?
2/ One can guess the wave nature of the forcefield from your 2-D diagrams i.e. the light and dark lines. It's circular or elliptical around the poles, according to the iron filings. Does our universe have poles? I guess it must. It would be strange if our Milky Wave, or local cluster, was the source; but not impossible, if we're the hub i.e. the universe is not isotropic.
3/ Virtual particles? Well, if you can believe in virtual particles, do you mind if I believe in a virtual God? There are postulated ghost fields as well, like the Fadeev-Popov ghosts. In order to tidy up the maths, we need something like the Pauli-Villers ghosts, don't we, though I'm probably getting confused. A virtual photon, if it exists, needs 3 polarisation states. It's going slower than a real photon, then.
I'll leave it there before I come up with an alternative to Higgs! Which is only to say the Standard Model is open to interpretation. It's a model, in other words. I'm not in a position to challenge it; but I can see how it could be done, without needing extra data. For example, the proton-to-electron mass ratio is unexplained, on current theories. There's a giant co-incidence here, to do with the weight of the neutron. In the same way, the rest mass of the Higgs boson must be minus 10^19 GeV + 126 GEV. Wow. Some fine-tuning, that.
I have no clue what you were saying, or trying to say here. You started with one thing, and by the time the next sentence came along, you were discussing an entirely different subject. Most of the stuff you were mentioning in your comment has nothing to do with the subject--at least not in way you've attached significance to it.
You should start by reading an entry level book to a particular area of physics, and then move on from there. Because the simplistic, completely visual way you're attempting to describe/understand physical phenomena has no bearing on actual physics.
You've gone from the visual of a magnetic field, to the standard model, to ghosts, to god, etc.... Physics doesn't work like that. You can't take a visual representation of something and then just assume a completely different area of science works that way.
troll, or drunk, or booth.
Listening electrON, photON, bosON, gluON, etc, my brain wouldn't turnON now.
Ty so much david
I've watched many of the videos in this category and by for your videos are the best, thank you sir
BeyondWrittenWords
Precise explanation of general physical interactions. Your narration is the key element; not a word wasted, and excellent visuals. The video was extremely insightful and clear. Thank you very much.
This is one of the best explanations of fields, empty space and Higgs Boson for semi-technical person.
Indeed, i already watched a lot, and this 5 videos are by far the best in explain the concepts for some one that knows something but still has a lot of question.
All of the people in this comment section who are complaining about being bored should go back to watching cat videos.
Schrödinger's cat or other cats?
@@bobparquet zing..,....nailed that one purrfect!
Play at 2x speed. Problem solved.
By far the easiest to understand lessons I've come across regarding the quantum world. You break it down in such a way that I, a layman, can grasp the basics of QM without losing the mental oooomph! of amazement inherent in the quantum realm. Well done, sir. Thank you, Professor Butler!
I can only imagine how much of a herculean piece of work it must have been to research, document, and illustrate the topics here discussed and to do so at the very high standards of quality that are yours. I watch a lot of vulgarization videos, and yours are among the very best in my opinion, in terms of the balance you achieve between simplifying things and still providing detailed scientific, mathematics background. Before going on to watch "How fast is it", I wanted to say Thank you. THANK YOU!!
+seoman49 Nice comment. I hope you enjoy "How fast ...
+seoman49 Your comment reminded me of Alexander Pope's "An Essay On Criticism" which contains the text: True wit is nature to advantage dressed, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed. These videos have a beauty that appears when something is done very well. The Brahms Violin Concerto used in this video is an example of that beauty. Watching Michael Jordan make what was previously thought to be an impossible shot would be another example of the beauty of expertise.
I have just one proton size request to be made of David Butler: Would you please add to the author's comments section the names of the compositions used in the sound track of the videos. Thanks for your excellent work.
I have the music identified in the document for the video identified at the top. Would it be better to add it to the text?
Well said. These are amazingly produced videos.
well said
I really like the stuff that is talked about in this video.
The problem I have is that the people I know in my life, my friends, my family, my girlfriends, they don't give a damn about that.
At least here I have a chance to watch the topics I really care about.
I'm really fascinated by the way the universe works.
Keep on the good work. I totally appreciate your videos.
I can relate to that.
I could never imagine having a discussion with my friends & family about sub atomic particles.
Oh well, each to their own.
Marc Duperron same here
ditto. At least one can swap his girlfirends...
i also felt same thing. anyways we can always pursue thing which interest us alone
I actually have the same problem. we need to make a support group LOL...
This is the best visual presentation I've ever seen for explaining QED and Feynman diagrams.👍
Thirded - and the best I’ve seen to explain fields too.
Fourthed/quadrupliated!!!
Just discovered this guy....at first, his slowish speed annoyed me, but NOW I realise I'm actually understanding it better .... instead of having to listen to a fast-talker three times!
😎
I feel like I've learned more in a half-hour video than six months at college. Thank you!
(By the way, to people complaining it's 'too boring', what did you expect from a video about a Higgs Boson? Comedy skits and cat vines? You're like those guys who order espressos and then complain their drink is too bitter, come on.)
Wait till you learn that matter doesn't exist, that your 'self' is merely a persistent perceptual illusion you developed around twelve months old, and that the Vedas logically explain consciousness and reality far better than anything you'll ever encounter in a university of dogmatism. There's so much mind blowing information you'll never get in college.
Betcha you'll never learn that consciousness can literally be cut with a knife. Alien Hand Syndrome is an example of this behavior. Surgery can separate your consciousness into individualized parts, just as all 'living' things are individualized components of a singular consciousness.
That's kinda bs though
if consciousness is arbitrary then so is that statement
I don't see why it should be much of a big deal, but I digres
@@maf7742
I didn't use the word "arbitrary" anywhere, nor does that word make any sense at all in the context of what I wrote. And I don't write B.S. I'm 50 years old, took logic courses in college, I don't rely on faith or belief for anything, and I've spent decades studying the nature of consciousness and reality... so which part exactly is B.S.
the idea that studying a subjective concept makes your subjectiveness objective
@@maf7742
I don't know how to respond to that because it's also not what I said.
Unless I can understand what is confusing you, I can't really be much help.
What statement are you referring to?
Just discovered you a few months ago and I've watched about everything. Just wanted to say thank you brother! Keep the videos coming sir.
Watched the whole thing and could not understand jack shit.
Dude just wanted to know why magnet atracc, but ended up learning why mass is mass
Bad physics.
it protec, it attacc, but most importantly, it atracc
WELL DONE. WHY ARE FOLKS COMPLAINING ABOUT MUSIC? I GUESS FOLKS WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT BIRDS AND CRICKETS..THOSE DAMN WOODLAND CREATURES!!! SQUIRRELS!! DAMN BUTTERFLY FLAPS IT WINGS TO LOUD!!!!
Hi David, There should be a noble prize for explaining complex things and you should be awarded that :) Thank you so much for the hard work Sir
I bet you have to sign up early, to get one of Dr. Butler's classes. clear explanations. I like all the background music.
Well done, sir.
I especially enjoyed that you don't talk too quickly..., so I can follow along better.
Also, the background music was enjoyable.
Thank you.
I honestly cannot believe that you posted you liked the background music ROTFLMAOFF because myself and a many myriad of others HAD to surrender and stop viewing due to said background music, due to it's distraction! I'm glad you like it though!
I did not ask what is going on with action at a distance. I love your artistic choices of music. It is very nice.
David Butler -- You are phenomenal at what you do here. You have a new subscriber for life. I can not wait to watch all of your videos!
What a fantastic and truly outstanding physics video! Thank you for creating it! Without a doubt the best video I have seen about the Higgs, but in general: quality from start to finish. I am amazed that this stuff is available for free to people. Wish that I was back at the start of my physics degree again, this kind of stuff is truly a treasure for people wanting to learn more about our scientific understanding/process. The part about CERN in particular: fantastically done, Ravel's Bolero for the dance of the protons prior to their final collision (but not at the top of a mountain :-), maybe not far from being under) was the icing on the cake. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again.
I do not have proper words to express the amazement that these videos cause in me, and how grateful I am with you and with all the people involved in this channel. Thank you, things like this are one of the main reasons I like life.
PS : I did like the music too.
A very well put together video though I am not a physicist and some of it goes over my head but love the music. Calming with your adorable gentle voice I'd come back just to hear you again.
Swipe left crowd: don't know what to use here to make me look smart
Swipe right crowd: best particle physics recap series I've found
For sure one of best video expalaining fields, virtual particles, higgs boson... it cleared so many questions i had. :) now i can continue digging
Eyes sleepy
Body tired
Time 6 in the morning
Brain Lets watch strong forces!
increasing playback speed definitely helps
Coward
The schematic of the proton with the gluons is the best pictorial representation of this subject I have ever seen. Good job!
I don't watch anything else on you tube now, you are amazing David,
This was one of the best videos I've watched in this topic. Thank you for putting this together. Lots to think about
Mr. Butler, I am pasting here a comment I left as well on your HFAII fandom wiki. Just a small token of my appreciation in words.
I just wanted to share my appreciation of your content!
I am 26 years old and from Sweden. I have not (yet) studied any STEM field or any other field for that matter at university or college level. But I found my interest in quantum physics and cosmology late. Like 5 years ago by watching UA-cam videos from PBS Space Time, recorded university lectures and such.
I have watched so many different videos on UA-cam on subjects like relativity and quantum physics and out of the hundreds of GREAT channels from many different amazing science communicators here YOUR channel is definitely one of the best and most sincere / genuine feeling.
You are great at explaining, and your graphics are also very good. They get the message across clearly even though they are not like PBS space time level 3d stuff. Point is that the super produced graphics are clearly not necessary.
I have watched your video books several times and each time I have picked up a lot of new stuff and a deeper understanding for the subjects so I feel like I get something new every time still.
I love being able to look at stuff, like electronics for example, and have a deeper understanding of how it works. I guess that's what most of us that ended up on this website have in common: We love to understand how the universe works. How old is it? How fast is it? How small is it? Etc.
I have thought about this a little and what you do really contributes to humanity. You have gathered so much knowledge over your years, and now you share it forward, so that younger people can learn what you learnt, and as they get older - thanks to you and the other giants whose shoulders they stand upon - grow to become even more knowledgeable.
Without paying it forward, knowledge will be lost eventually.
If you have inspired hundreds of people to go into stem fields, lets say. That is a huge contribution to the world.
Butterfly effect? More like Butler effect hee-hee.
You have got a snowball started rolling downhill and it will only grow with more positive outcomes.
And the two best parts are: You don't seem THAT old I mean you have potentially decades left so I am hopeful we will get more awesome "chapters" of your series.
Maybe share some of your knowledge in computers? I'd love to learn more about IC chips and the physics behind making them work, and how they work.
I am sure you have loads of more things you could share.
All I am saying is that if you enjoy doing this, you clearly have people that appreciate your hard work. You could easily also open a patron account, I am sure you have considered this already. But it just seems to me that you deserve money for this service you do to humanity.
If the Kardashians get payed for what they do then so should you for what you do :-)
If wages were based on contribution to humanity/society we would certainly live in a different world... Interesting thought. But I digress.
...And secondly - this will outlive you. And hopefully me too. Storage is getting cheaper and I think UA-cam will be seen as a vault of history. Videos will not disappear for a long long time. Especially now that Google owns it. I saw a video from the 40s' explaining vacuum tubes, and one from the 60s' explaining integrated circuits. They were old, but what they explained has not changed and they were great.
So even though some parts of the cosmology will probably be outdated in 30 years, I am sure your videos will be able to teach people stuff for decades to come. Which in turn create people who can pass it on again...
And let's not forget you are great at updating your videos and keeping the channel up to date when big stuff has come out.
But then again, I watched the gravitational waves episode yesterday and was like the first time so surprised when in the end you said that we haven't seen any yet. The information in the video was still of course spot on with the only thing "wrong" today being you saying that we haven't.
This turned out pretty lengthy. But it still feels so inadequate. I don't feel like my gratitude can even be shown in a little comment.
Just know that you are spreading so much positivity with your what I have interpreted as your hobby project. It is amazing. Much respect and love and I hope you keep creating awesome content!! And if you don't, then what you have done so far has already taught more people than probably any university textbook you can find.
THANK YOU!
Kind regards
Alfred Stahlin
Stockholm, Sweden
It was long. But I read every word of it. Thank you very much.
You made physics particle easy to understand. Thanks
I have to say these are by some measure my favorite science videos on UA-cam.
This series was a wonderful adventure. Thank you for that.
I noticed the music and presentation style and I liked it. I tend to be very data and information focused and watched to be educated. Not entertained. I am always dismayed at the complainers' comments though. I usually do not bother to read the inanity but unfortunately did so now. Great content video!
Wouldn't you love to know what's in the mind of those that give this a thumb down?
John...., Agreed
Agreed
thats easy to answer... the hb particle has never been observed . its a bullshit claim to justify billions of dollars going down the drain.
Wonder no longer. Read my comments above.
A wall between the U S. and Mexico
Homie popped out the aether and dropped the clean lesson in weak force bless up!!
This is spectacular. I spend a lot of time watching science/physics documentaries and no one else out there has been able to go so deep into the subject so clearly. Thank you!!
that's an understatement!!
My head hurts ... i need to lie down ...
Where did the charge go? Where did it come from?
With this, I propose the renaming of the higgs field into the Cottoneye Joe field.
Sir. You have, single-handedly, changed the face of physics... Forever.
Absolutely brilliant! The best encapsulation of current status of knowledge in this area that I have seen or listened to.
Holy Fuck! Did I literally just get taught the basics of quantum mechanics in 30 minuets?!
By far the best explanation I have seen yet of how fields interact to generate what we observe, brilliant!
good stuff, will definetly subscribe to this guy, great explainer ;)
Is this Bob Ross’s more chilled out brother?
All of the videos are the most beautifully explained i love all of it
This video is amazing, thank you sir for taking the time to make such an explanatory and thorough video on this subject. Most of the other physicists/videos on the subject don't even attempt to go anywhere near this much detail of how each particle that we know about in quantum mechanics function.
Watched the the whole series about elementary particles, thank you very much. Now I regret dropping out. Science is the truth and religion is crap.
Imagine all 7B people stop practicing religion and more emphasis on humanity, research, art,businesses etc.
For instance ask some ppl how big the universe is?
Why couldn’t you believe a god created all of this? It’s funny because the more i look into particle and quantum physics, I see more evidence of a god. Einstein believed in god. The fact that we exist, and the nature of our universe is so weird to me. Why does my conscience exist in this body and what makes me, me? If a different sperm cell would’ve slithered into my mother’s egg, who would’ve experienced life behind those eyes? When I die, will my conscience exist again? I think we all have spirits. And if there is a god, he’s nothing like what we would have thought. I believe god exists outside our universe. This video explains how the Higgs field gives particles mass, and permeates all of space. This really gives me a better understanding of what’s outside our universe; absolutely nothing. And if there is something outside, it’s not constrained to the physics of our universe. I think it’s more rational to think that something created our universe, than to think our universe came into existence out of nothing.
@@i8dapuszy There is a meaningful difference between a general higher power, some call it "God", and a biblical God as prophesized in the major religions of the world. Absolute atheism is clearly madness, maybe as mad as religious fanaticism, but at least atheists generally mind their own business. Alan Watts expands on this - you can watch it righhht here on UA-cam!
The existence of the universe is not dependent on your rational. You seem to be mixing science with paranormal or spiritual concepts, basically a broader definition of philosophy. The fact that Einstein believed in a god or not is really not relevant to the actual question of the existence of a god, which he did not endeavor to demonstrate. Einstein did not believe in many other things that were proven to be true. Does that disprove them? The fact that you BELIEVE that there is nothing outside our universe doesn't mean it IS so. A bacteria does not question its meaning for existence thus has no god thus our god did not create it. Spirituality is an archaic concept meant to give meaning to the unexplainable. There is always going to be unexplainable.
This is ASMR
Sir, your material on UA-cam is among the best, most respected and most fun to watch and learn from!! Seriously! I applaud you sir, 👏
The moment I saw this man glitch in through that magnetic flux I knew I was in the right place.
True. Acceleration is all the divisions of dimensional realms. Physics 101. With a restantes ot pressure..
Oh man you got me laughing good
You offer THE absolute best in the nitty-gritty of explanations. Keep it up! +1 sub from me and many thumbs-ups!
Complexity into simplicity, great explanation, thank you sir, I understand better the particle and the wave, the weak and strong force. You're a gifted teacher!
No.I am familiar with Poincarrie, Fibonacci is the mathematician you should study.
One of the best videos on youtube
A clear explanation! Should be watched twice though by non-physicists.
Well done!!
It is 2 am and i have literally no idea what i just watched
Can we hit 1000 subs So i can brag at school so just you
this is the best video I've seen in a while ! thanks!
I’m very young and I’m happy I understand quantum mechanics and physics in general right now I’d be learning pre algebra instead I choose to study by myself quantum field theory the Doppler effect Feynmans equations zero point energy fields theoretical theories of everything etc, this video helped me with what I love and to understand it better and thankyou
Don’t forget to go to the beach and laugh also
fascinatingly explained, music totally fine too ;) subscribed
Excellent presentation. Thanks. Looking forward to more.
By far the best video explaining the Higgs Boson. Thanks!
Gotta be one of the most awkward starts
You are the Bob Ross of physics!
I need to watch and read some bits more than once, but at least while you are explaining I actually get it. Best pedagogy on the field on yt. Profound respect and thanks for these vids.
So SEA is a youtuber who blew my mind with space. I like learning about the mind blowing realities the universe holds. This video finally gave me a sufficient explanation of where we currently are with physics yet still blew my mind. This was awesome.
Come on baby light my fire
Try to set the night on
*FIRE!*
This is interesting and inspiring. Great Thanks David Butler
Hello! I love your arguments and the way you reveal us this knowledge! Thanks a lot because you illuminated my mind! Very few scientists could do that! By the way, I am a Physics teacher from Romania and I am never giving up from learning...
Felicia, Thank you very much for your comment. I like to hear from teachers. Have you ever used howfarawayisit.com, or the classroom aids in your classroom.
No, I have never used howfarawayisit.com, unfortunately... I have ...discovered your blowing mind lectures ...today ! I am sorry for my poor English! I love to speak, think, improve my English!
Thank you so much for writing me... It means so much for me!
Thank You for providing those of us that are interested in partical interactions with such great content. This video series was amazing. By FAR the best explaations i have ever heard, and the pacing is perfect! I sincerly hope at some point you decide to continue this dive into partical interacions with even more content.
Thank you sir for these clear and important information
Excellent video thank you.
First time I have seen someone talk past the bullshit and state what is really going on!!!! BZ!!!
Great work David!! Looking forward to you next one!
I watched this at 1.25x. seems about right.
same i saw how slow he was talking at the start so i sped it up
Your voice put me to sleep 😴
I have been searching for someone to explain the higgs field without using that ridiculous malasas explanation. I honestly believe people are smart enough to understand it if someone just explains it; but to be so patronising as to analogise mass, a force that resists acceleration, to friction, a force that resists velocity, is frustratingly insulting.
Thank you for giving me an accurate demonstration of what the higgs mechanism is and how it imparts mass.
great videos Mr.Butler
Amasing it is a great explication for me who have the LHC 100 m under my home . thank's for this work and have a good new year David
Radium cannot turn into polonium by beta decay. Never, that is impossible. The bismuth isotope bismuth-10 turns into polonium-10 by beta decay. Usually radium isotopes turn into radon by alpha decay which turn into polonium by alpha decay. Radium-225 turns into actinium-225 by beta decay which turns into francium-221 by alpha decay.
Dear David Butler, I stumbled recently upon your two series "how small is it" and "how big is it" and find them absolutely fantastic, a delight. I am (perhaps like you) a professional scientist interested in all avenues of science. Your videos explanations of the very big and very small are second to none and can be followed by non scientists. I think you are significantly advancing the understanding of the big questions in science for the general audience.
I wish I had these videos when I took my two semesters of Subatomic Physics at University 😭
Awesome. I’d love to have coffee with Dr. Butler for an hour. I’d bore him to death with simple questions though..
Very interesting subject, great music.
Welcome to 2019 where your science video is fine if it has dubstep and techno, but a trumpet concerto induces aneurysm level cognitive dissonance for like half the people watching.
...or, contrarily, it lulls us to sleep where we learn subliminally in our slumber.