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Does it interact with other higgs bosons? Do they also do the same? It cannot go ad infinitum or can it?
Gytax said:Does it interact with other higgs bosons? Do they also do the same? It cannot go ad infinitum or can it?
phinds said:The theory is that particles, including the Higgs boson, get their mass from the Higgs FIELD, not from the Higgs boson.
Not sure what you're getting at.Gytax said:I can't see how this forbids the interaction with bosons.
Dead Boss said:Not sure what you're getting at.
Elementary particles (electrons, muons, W bosons, Higgs bosons, etc...) gain their mass by interacting with Higgs field. Higgs boson is an excitation of that field. Higgs boson can interact with other particles, but it's not particularly abundant in the universe and it's presence is not required for other particles to have mass.
Sure, as I said:Gytax said:And does the Higgs boson interact with Higgs field?
Elementary particles (electrons, muons, W bosons, Higgs bosons, etc...) gain their mass by interacting with Higgs field.
I am not understanding what do you mean by higgs boson gain mass by interacting with the higgs field, does it mean continuous interaction or instantaneous interaction?Dead Boss said:Not sure what you're getting at.
Elementary particles (electrons, muons, W bosons, Higgs bosons, etc...) gain their mass by interacting with Higgs field. Higgs boson is an excitation of that field. Higgs boson can interact with other particles, but it's not particularly abundant in the universe and it's presence is not required for other particles to have mass.
Blogical said:I am an interested observer not a scientist, my doubt is that if higgs boson is made up of fundamental particles, so who gains the mass first?
Higgs boson or the particles which constitute it??
Blogical said:I am not understanding what do you mean by higgs boson gain mass by interacting with the higgs field, does it mean continuous interaction or instantaneous interaction?
It's not a "kick" that happens once and then it's over, if that's what you're asking. If your familiar with classical electromagnetism then you can imagine it as charge interacting with EM field. EM field tells charge how to move, Higgs field tells particle how much mass it has. The big difference here is that EM field - charge interaction goes both ways whereas Higgs field - particle interaction goes one way.Blogical said:I am not understanding what do you mean by higgs boson gain mass by interacting with the higgs field, does it mean continuous interaction or instantaneous interaction?
The Higgs Boson gets its mass from the Higgs field, which permeates all of space and gives particles mass through interactions with the field. This concept is known as the Higgs mechanism.
The existence of the Higgs Boson was confirmed through experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists observed the decay of the Higgs Boson into other particles, providing evidence of its existence.
The Higgs Boson's mass is believed to be constant and does not change. However, its interactions with other particles can affect its perceived mass due to the Higgs field.
The term "God Particle" was coined by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman, who wanted to title his book on the Higgs Boson "The Goddamn Particle" due to its elusive nature. However, the publisher shortened it to the "God Particle" and the name stuck, despite many scientists disliking the term.
Yes, there are other particles that interact with the Higgs field, such as the W and Z bosons, which are responsible for the weak nuclear force. The Higgs field interacts with all particles that have mass, giving them their respective masses.