Comment on I really enjoyed this plainspoken little book about particle physics by # Ivo
RanaldClouston@fediscience.org 3 weeks ago @ivovanvulpen.bsky.social @bookstodon my son: "Hi, I really enjoyed your book 'how to find a Higgs Boson and other big mysteries in the world of the very small', as it was probably the most understandable physics book I've ever read (which is a surprising amount for my age). I also have a few questions. First of all, I wasn't entirely sure what a Higgs Boson does. Is it a force carrier of the Higgs field? Second of all, I want to know what some interesting but understandable things to look into. Thirdly, I want to know what the S(10) set contains. Is it 6 pairs of quarks and leptons and the four forces? I wasn't entirely clear in the book. Finally, I want to know what some first steps to start a career in particle physics or astrophysics would be, as both really interest me. I loved your book, and I thank you in advance for any reply."
Ok, first of all 👏 for finishing the book. I'm not sure how old you are, but whether you are 10-100, the applause is the same. Very good questions that are impossible to answer in short tweets, but let me give it a try, one per 'tweet':
@ivovanvulpen.bsky.social @bookstodon From my son (who is 14): "Thanks a lot for the answers! Once again, I enjoyed the book and it really did get me to understand some things where previous explanations made me glaze over. I learned a lot, and it was very interesting. Hope to see you too I suppose!"