# Is Higgs boson exactly energy ?

1. Feb 19, 2013

### big_bounce

Is Higgs boson a form of energy ?

Hello all .
We know Higgs boson or Higgs particle is a theoretical elementary particle and in the Standard Model, the Higgs particle is a boson with no spin, electric charge, or color charge and it just has mass .
So what's the problem when we say they are exactly energy or a form of energy ?

And we know Higgs boson can decay to two photons and photons have momentum so is that mean Higss boson has momentum ? ( refer to Conservation of momentum )

Last edited: Feb 19, 2013
2. Feb 19, 2013

### dextercioby

A fundamental particle in specially relativistic QFT is the reunion of its attributes, one of which being the 4-momentum covector with the normal components: rest mass + spatial linear momentum. The Higgs makes no exception, once its possible interactions with the rest of the fundamental particles (graphically illustrated by Feynman diagrams) are calculated.

3. Feb 19, 2013

### The_Duck

Re: Is Higgs boson a form of energy ?

This is a bit like saying, "A zeppelin is a type of vehicle with no wheels, no trunk, and no mirrors, so can we say that a zeppelin is exactly gas mileage?"

That is, it doesn't make much sense. Energy is a property of individual particles, just as gas mileage is a property of individual vehicles. It makes about as much sense to say that a particle "is energy" as it makes to say that a vehicle "is gas mileage."

Any particle has a momentum. The momentum of a specific particle is related to its energy and its rest mass by the special relativistic formula $p = \frac{1}{c}\sqrt{E^2 - (mc^2)^2}$.

4. Apr 13, 2013

### big_bounce

E stand on what ?
How can calculate this energy ?
Think about Z boson : how can we calculate momentum of Z boson in atom ?

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5. Apr 13, 2013

Staff Emeritus
"E stand on what" is not English. If you are using a machine translator, you might want to try a different one.

"How can calculate this energy ?" is not English either, and I would have said that I could figure out what you meant, except that you have the equation right there.

"Think about Z boson : how can we calculate momentum of Z boson in atom ? " Please stick to the topic.

6. Apr 14, 2013

### JohnnyDragon

It's obvious by his previous posts that this one has typos. Also, the equation is right there assuming that you simply substitute E with Z. However, I don't think that this is what he had in mind and I believe you know this.

7. Apr 18, 2013

### copernicus1

I'm sure the OP appreciates the English lesson, but I assume he was here out of interest in physics. Maybe YOU could stick to the topic.

8. Apr 18, 2013