The Higgs boson

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saturno2
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The Higgs boson

Post by saturno2 » Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:03 pm

The " Higgs mechanism" proposes that a field permeates space. In this field
are the Higgs bosons.
Paticles as leptons, quarks, W and Z bosons, interact with the Higgs boson and acquire mass.
Particles as gluons and photons does not interact with the Higgs boson and
does not acquire mass.
But...
1.- This mechanism does not explains the neutrino mass
2.- How came the Higgs boson.
3.- When this boson desintegrates, what is the product. ( In the event
that does not interact)

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Re: The Higgs boson

Post by neufer » Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:52 am


saturno2 wrote:
The " Higgs mechanism" proposes that a field permeates space. In this field are the Higgs bosons.
Paticles as leptons, quarks, W and Z bosons, interact with the Higgs boson and acquire mass.

Particles as gluons and photons do not interact with the Higgs boson and do not acquire mass.

But...
1.- This mechanism does not explains the neutrino mass
2.- How came the Higgs boson.
3.- When this boson disintegrates, what is the product. (In the event that does not interact)
Not quite sure what you are asking
(if, in fact, you are asking anything).

But...
1.- The neutrino mass does indeed require yet another field/particle
2.- The Higgs boson is generated by gluon collisions.
3.- The Higgs boson disintegrates into pairs of W or Z bosons.
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Re: The Higgs boson

Post by saturno2 » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:18 pm

Thanks, neufer

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