B Is Higgs field present everywhere?

[Dr. Manoj]

I've doubt. I read on Wikipedia that, higgs field is thought to be present everywhere in universe. Is it even present by my side? If yes why am I not gaining mass. Please clear my doubts!

 

[Orodruin]

Yes. Like all fields, the Higgs field is everywhere.

The Higgs field does not predict that you should gain mass. It predicts that a certain set of elementary particles have mass. If there was no Higgs field, electrons would be massless and you could not exist.

Note: Do not abuse the AIB tags. This is clearly not an A-level thread. A-level means you have a graduate student level understanding and want answers tailored to that level. I have changed the tag to B.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Orodruin's answer is good. To add, the very definition of a field is something that has a value (and zero is a possible value) everywhere in space and time. So it doesn't really make sense to talk about where a field is.

PS Do you have a doctorate? If you don't, why do you call yourself doctor?

 

[Dr. Manoj]

Orodruin's answer is good. To add, the very definition of a field is something that has a value (and zero is a possible value) everywhere in space and time. So it doesn't really make sense to talk about where a field is.

PS Do you have a doctorate? If you don't, why do you call yourself doctor?

My brother named it. Not me!

 

[Dr. Manoj]

Yes. Like all fields, the Higgs field is everywhere.

The Higgs field does not predict that you should gain mass. It predicts that a certain set of elementary particles have mass. If there was no Higgs field, electrons would be massless and you could not exist.

Note: Do not abuse the AIB tags. This is clearly not an A-level thread. A-level means you have a graduate student level understanding and want answers tailored to that level. I have changed the tag to B.

Oh sorry I did not know about tags