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A photon has an energy correleated with its frequency. Photons can interfere. Can the same be said for other bosons, like the Higgs?

Yes, the original post deals with words, but it reminds me of a pet peve regarding how "mixed fractions" are written- say "4 and a half" is written as 4 1/2 When evaluated as an expression, there is implied multiplication which the original phrase does not imply.

What does "collision" mean when dealing with elementary particles? Can someone point me to some online references that will get me started in understanding what is meant by a particle collision? The issues I don't understand- Leptons and quarks are supposed to be point particles. Do they...