A particle that emerges from the theoretical mechanism that is thought to give other particles mass.
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Is Connes model a composite Higgs in disguise?
Most of the 5-dimensional Higgs models can be seen, if I understand correctly, as models where the Higgs is a composite.
Now, is this true for Connes models? It is a model of extra dimensions too, ...
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Why does the Higgs field only couple to opposite-chiralities fermions?
According to the Wikipedia page on the Standard Model, the Higgs field interact with fermions through a Yukawa interaction coupling only left to right chiralities. What is the reason for that? Is that ...
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Has CERN recently found evidence for a Z-prime boson?
In the recent Higgs seminar at 73:38 Guido Tonelli the spokesman for CMS, makes a mistake and refers to a Z-prime in a context that would imply that they see them frequently. He swiftly backpedals ...
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Please explain me how the Higgs boson gives mass to other particles, more detail?
As we know, the Higgs boson gives mass to other particles. But here is onething which is not clear for me. I mean, I do not understand how the Higgs boson gives mass to other particles? Does anyone ...
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Why Higgs particle is the root of all elementary particles?
The Higgs boson is a hypothetical elementary particle predicted by the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. It belongs to a class of particles known as bosons
What Will Happens If physicist Find ...
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What are hadrons anyway?
I'm new to this particle physics field. What are hadrons and does they have any relation with Higgs Boson, which is now being talked everywhere as "THE GOD PARTICLE".
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What's next after Higgs Boson discovery? [duplicate]
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Practical matter of the Higgs-Mechanism
As everybody knows that the Higgs Boson was discovered on July 4th,2012, I am so curious about it.
What are the possible ...
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Do particles gain mass only at energy levels found during the big bang?
I am trying to make sure my understanding is correct.
At energies and temperatures found during the big bang (or at CERN recently), the Higgs mechanism comes into effect. When it does, there is a ...
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Are there any models for two light Higgs?
The LHC results today seem to have two possible Higgs peaks, one at 119 GeV and the other at 125-126 GeV. All the multi-Higgs supersymmetry models I've seen that have multiple Higgs have only one ...
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Yukawa Coupling of a Scalar $SU(2)$ Triplet to a Left-Handed Fermionic $SU(2)$ Doublet
Suppose we have a field theory with a single complex scalar field $\phi$ and a single Dirac Fermion $\psi$, both massless. Let us write $\psi _L=\frac{1}{2}(1-\gamma ^5)\psi$. Then, the Yukawa ...
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Origin of the Higgs field
Are there any attempts in the literature at addressing the origin of the Higgs field? And, which lines of research that find it inevitable to address this question?
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How can a Higgs decay to heavier products than its mass?
How is it possible that a higgs at ~125 GeV can decay into 2 W bosons @ ~ 80 GeV a piece (for example)? Shouldn't a particle only be allowed to decay to lighter particles + energy?
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Higgs boson and other properties of particles. [duplicate]
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Why do we need Higgs field to re-explain mass, but not charge?
Why have scientists been looking for something to give mass to particles, but not looking for something to ...
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Why are all observable gauge theories not vector-like?
Why are all observable gauge theories not vector-like?
Will this imply that the electron and/or fermions do not have mass?
How is this issue resolved?
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The Standard Model is a ...
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Why is the mass of even the upper limit of the possible Higgs boson is less than the top quark?
On 7 March 2012, the DØ and CDF collaborations announced that, after analyzing the full data set from the Tevatron accelerator, they found excesses in their data that might be interpreted as coming ...
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where we can find higgs boson particle
This weeks greatest news is the discovery of higgs boson like particle. My question is where higgs boson is found; whether it is found in both matter and antimatter or it is found only in matter, if ...
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What is the interaction with Higgs field(s) that give the quarks so much different masses?
The masses of quarks are:
mu 2∼3 MeV md 4∼6 MeV
mc 1.3 GeV ms 80∼130 MeV
mt 173 GeV mb 4∼5 GeV
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Is it possible to remove the Higgs Field from an object to make it have no mass?
Can you accomplish this in theory? We found the Higgs boson, but can we remove it from particles?
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What is the relationship between the Higgs field and quarks?
I have some difficulty considering the relative size of each and the meaning behind the shape of Higgs boson. I ask relating to the structures of both the Higgs field and quarks. How is it that the ...
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Momentum Energy and Higgs
So, as an object accelerates it gains energy. And energy is mass. So an object becomes more massive as it approaches the speed of light.
But, if mass is ONLY due to an object's interaction with the ...
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Relation between Higgs boson and force of gravitation
I don't know and I can't handle it. I am so much curious about the recent discoveries in science. European Space Agency and NASA are doing great work. Hats up to these institutions. My nights are ...
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What are the potential technological advances that the discovery of the Higgs boson may unlock? [duplicate]
Lately I have been reading a lot about the discovery of the Higgs boson and it got me thinking, what is the potential application of this particle? I mean can the Higgs Boson change our world the way ...
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What causes the mass of Higgs boson itself? [duplicate]
Current theories stipulate that particles mass is due to :
Quantum chromodynamics (mutual attraction of quarks, i.e. gluon's kinetic energy, circa 98%) and Higgs field (quarks rest mass, circa 2%) ...
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How is the hierarchy problem consistent with the decoupling theorem?
One the one hand we have the hierarchy problem in it's various forms, in my understanding in it's most serious form one could state it as the observation that if there is a heavy mass scale M in ...
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What is Higgs transition?
In recent publications there is a frequent mentioning of the so-called "Higgs transition" in connection with magnetic monoples. Can anybody please describe the phenomenon in simple terms?
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How the God particle will change our perception to the universe? [closed]
I just wonder finding the God particle how will change our minds?
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practical applications (future or present) from the Higgs Boson particle? [duplicate]
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Practical matter of the Higgs-Mechanism
What practical applications, future or present, can come from the results of the Higgs Boson particle?
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Higgs Boson - Altering mass, practical applications [duplicate]
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Practical matter of the Higgs-Mechanism
Very much a layman. I need a layman's answer.
I read in an article that, with the discovery of the Higgs Boson, we should able ...
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Evident for Higgs Boson is found by CERN. Provides explanation for mass, but what about mass of Higgs? [duplicate]
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How does Higgs Boson get the rest mass?
I understand the idea of the Higgs field providing mass property to other particles. My question is simple: what provides mass ...
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Which higgless models still predict a higgs-like resonance below the TeV scale? [closed]
Given today's announcement, I assume a bunch of wikipedia pages will need editing! The question is, which ones? Which higgless models still predict a resonance similar to the one observed by the ATLAS ...
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Change in the Higgs mechanism
The most important thing about the Higgs mechanism is that the higgs mechanism is one of the simplest mechanisms (certainly the simplest way to break the electroweak symmetry) of elementary particles.
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Masses of all the particles in the Standard Theory [duplicate]
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If photons have no mass, how can they have momentum?
I'm sure this question has been asked here before but I wasn't able to find it clearly answered in one q/a session. ...
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What does the discovery of Higgs boson mean for steady state theory?
The relationship between the steady state theory and the notion of Higgs boson is not clear to me. What does the discovery of Higgs boson mean for steady state theory? Or are the two ideas purely ...
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Higgs Boson - only little over GCSE physics? [closed]
According to http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/jul/04/higgs-boson-discovered-live-coverage-cern, the reporter says that higgs boson things are little over GCSE physics. So, English learn a ...
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Why did Standard Model never sense a requirement to include gravitational quantum?
Standard Model is advanced version of Quantum physics. It tried to include everything which came in the way while understanding quantum world. It even didn't bother to include even Higgs Boson which ...
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Why search for theoretical particle? [closed]
Just out of curiosity, is there any special purpose in human life, the search for some theoretical particle for its uncertain benefit, to prove theory of everything which doesn't serve any advancement ...
