Unlocking the Universe: A Look Inside the World's Largest Particle Collider

Did you know what the largest project in the history of physics is? It's the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland, the world's largest particle accelerator, and it stands as one of the biggest scientific endeavors ever, in terms of the number of physicists involved. More than 5,000 physicists from over 40 countries participated in its planning, alongside thousands of engineers and technicians who worked on the project. Its total cost is estimated to exceed 5 billion euros, making it the second-largest scientific project ever in terms of investment; the first being the moon landing and the United States' space programs. The idea emerged around forty years ago, but its construction took a long time and required immense resources.

Curious about what this massive project dealing with particles a millionth of a millimeter in size looks like? It includes a ring-shaped tunnel that's 27 kilometers long! This collider accelerates particles known as protons to a speed of seven thousand billion electron volts, 7,461 times the resting energy of a proton. Their velocity reaches 99.9999991% of the speed of light.

You're likely impressed by the scale, and without a doubt, you'll be fascinated by the purpose: the experiments conducted with the collider aim to answer fundamental physics questions, complete the scientific picture of the world, and explore the secrets of the universe since its inception.

And now you might wonder, why should we, as part of the Jewish community, care about these foreign scholars who talk about bangs and explosions, a world created randomly, and the exaltation of science, claiming to understand the universe's secrets through proton acceleration? Do not rush to judge. One of those scholars responsible for accelerating protons is one of our own, Daniel Turgeman, a particle physicist from the Weizmann Institute. And what do you think he sees there? Particles? Protons? Bosons and Higgs? Perhaps, but what he mainly sees is the hand of the Creator.

In his articles and lectures, Turgeman demonstrates how all the discoveries under his supervision prove and showcase Hashem in creation. He shows how behind every accelerated particle is a guiding hand, and how the descriptions in the Torah perfectly match the new discoveries he makes daily. As stated in his article on the act of creation published in 'Megdamin': "We show that the text of the creation story contains an accurate verbal description of the cosmological processes that created our universe. Every noun, verb, and conjunction in the text has a necessary meaning for describing these cosmological processes. Moreover, it appears that the text provides an answer to one of the current great open questions in science."

If someone advises you to listen to scientists, you can certainly listen to Daniel Turgeman, who perceives the Creator in the most advanced scientific research available.