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Higgs Boson

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To explain the origin of the masses of several particles, including weak bosons, Peter Ware Higgs of the University of Edinburgh proposed a theory based on spontaneous symmetry breaking in 1964. This theory is called the Higgs mechanism. The Higgs mechanism introduces a scalar field called the Higgs field, simultaneously introducing its corresponding scalar particle. . This is called the Higgs particle. The Higgs particle is a boson with spin 0 and charge 0. Experimental verification of whether the Higgs particle corresponding to a theoretical model containing the Higgs mechanism exists is key to determining whether the model reflects reality. In a broad sense, the term Higgs particle refers to a particle appearing in the Higgs mechanism, but it is often used specifically for the Higgs particle of the Standard Model (Weinberg–Salam theory). In the Standard Model, weak bosons (W±,Z) are held to acquire mass through the Higgs mechanism, while quarks and leptons are also held to gain mass through interactions with the Higgs field.

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