Higgs field
E29938
The Higgs field is a fundamental quantum field permeating all of space whose interactions with particles give them mass via the Higgs mechanism.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bosonic field
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fundamental field → quantum field → scalar field → |
| afterSymmetryBreakingGives |
three Goldstone modes eaten by W and Z bosons
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| afterSymmetryBreakingHas |
one physical scalar degree of freedom
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| breaksSymmetry |
SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y gauge symmetry
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| couplesTo |
fermions via Yukawa couplings
→
gauge bosons → |
| existsIn |
quantum field theory framework
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| givesMassTo |
W boson
→
Z boson → charged leptons → quarks → |
| givesRiseTo |
Higgs boson
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| hasCharge |
electrically neutral vacuum expectation value
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| hasComponent |
complex SU(2) doublet
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| hasDegreeOfFreedom |
four real components before symmetry breaking
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| hasEffect |
determines masses of W and Z bosons
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influences fermion mass hierarchy → |
| hasHypercharge |
1/2
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| hasMechanism |
Higgs mechanism
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| hasParity |
even
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| hasPotentialForm |
Mexican hat potential
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| hasProperty |
nonzero vacuum expectation value
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| hasSpin |
0
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| hasVacuumExpectationValue |
approximately 246 GeV
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| isAssociatedWith |
mass generation for elementary particles
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spontaneous symmetry breaking → |
| isDescribedBy |
Higgs potential
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| isDescribedIn |
electroweak theory
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| isMathematicallyRepresentedAs |
complex scalar doublet field φ
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| isNeutralUnder |
strong interaction
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| isPredictedBy |
Carl Hagen
→
François Englert → Gerald Guralnik → Peter Higgs → Robert Brout → Tom Kibble → |
| isRelatedTo |
Higgs boson discovery in 2012
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| isResponsibleFor |
electroweak symmetry breaking
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| isTestedBy |
experiments at the Large Hadron Collider
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| leadsTo |
U(1)_em gauge symmetry
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| partOf |
Standard Model of particle physics
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| permeates |
all of space
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| playsRoleIn |
stability of the electroweak vacuum
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| transformsUnder |
SU(2)_L gauge group
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Higgs boson
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associatedWithField |
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Higgs mechanism
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basedOn |
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Salam–Weinberg model
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containsField |