Is Inertia Explained by the Higgs Mechanism?

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Hi.

Mass of some particle is explained by Higgs mechanism.
Is inertia also explained by Higgs mechanism? Inertia increases when a particle is in motion by relativity. Is this increase of energy is explained by Higgs mechanism? More tight binding with Higgs particle when a paricle is moving?

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No, inertia is more fundamental than the Higgs mechanism. One way to see this is that particles can have mass without the Higgs mechanism: for instance, most of the mass of the proton is not from the Higgs mechanism.
 

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