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Higgs Mechanism
Higgs Mechanism
The Higgs Mechanism explains how elementary particles acquire mass through interaction with the Higgs field. In the Standard Model, gauge symmetry initially forbids mass terms for particles. The Higgs mechanism resolves this by introducing a scalar field that undergoes spontaneous symmetry breaking. As particles interact with this field, they acquire mass proportional to their coupling strength. The Higgs boson is the observable excitation of the Higgs field. Its discovery provided direct confirmation of this mechanism. The Higgs mechanism is essential for the consistency of the electroweak theory. Without it, particles such as W and Z bosons would be massless. This concept plays a central role in particle physics and cosmology.
Committee Members
Ephraim Suhir
Portland State University, United States
Alexander Unzicker
Pestalozzi Gymnasium Munchen, Germany
Paulo Cesar De Morais
University of Brasilia, Brazil GPIC 2026 Speakers
Thomas J Webster
Brown University, United States
Jon H Brasher
Stelleo Scientific Foundation, United States
Tom Lawrence
Ronin Institute of Independent Scholarship 2.0, United Kingdom
Wenjie Liu
University of Oxford, United KingdomSubmit your abstract Today
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