Higgs field
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The Higgs field is a fundamental quantum field permeating all of space whose interactions with particles give them mass via the Higgs mechanism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Higgs field canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bosonic field
ⓘ
fundamental field ⓘ quantum field ⓘ scalar field ⓘ |
| afterSymmetryBreakingGives | three Goldstone modes eaten by W and Z bosons ⓘ |
| afterSymmetryBreakingHas | one physical scalar degree of freedom ⓘ |
| breaksSymmetry | SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y gauge symmetry ⓘ |
| couplesTo |
fermions via Yukawa couplings
ⓘ
gauge bosons ⓘ |
| existsIn | quantum field theory framework ⓘ |
| givesMassTo |
W boson
ⓘ
Z boson ⓘ charged leptons ⓘ quarks ⓘ |
| givesRiseTo | Higgs boson ⓘ |
| hasCharge | electrically neutral vacuum expectation value ⓘ |
| hasComponent | complex SU(2) doublet ⓘ |
| hasDegreeOfFreedom | four real components before symmetry breaking ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
determines masses of W and Z bosons
ⓘ
influences fermion mass hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasHypercharge | 1/2 ⓘ |
| hasMechanism | Higgs mechanism ⓘ |
| hasParity | even ⓘ |
| hasPotentialForm | Mexican hat potential ⓘ |
| hasProperty | nonzero vacuum expectation value ⓘ |
| hasSpin | 0 ⓘ |
| hasVacuumExpectationValue | approximately 246 GeV ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
mass generation for elementary particles
ⓘ
spontaneous symmetry breaking ⓘ |
| isDescribedBy | Higgs potential ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn |
Salam–Weinberg model
ⓘ
surface form:
electroweak theory
|
| isMathematicallyRepresentedAs | complex scalar doublet field φ ⓘ |
| isNeutralUnder | strong interaction ⓘ |
| isPredictedBy |
Carl Hagen
ⓘ
François Englert ⓘ Gerald Guralnik ⓘ Peter Higgs ⓘ Robert Brout ⓘ Tom Kibble ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Higgs boson discovery in 2012 ⓘ |
| isResponsibleFor | electroweak symmetry breaking ⓘ |
| isTestedBy | experiments at the Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| leadsTo | U(1)_em gauge symmetry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Standard Model
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Model of particle physics
|
| permeates | all of space ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | stability of the electroweak vacuum ⓘ |
| transformsUnder |
SU(2)_L
ⓘ
surface form:
SU(2)_L gauge group
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.