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The Higgs Field and mechanism is one of the most influential discoveries of the 21st century. This theory allows physicists to fill many of the gaps in pre-existing theories that we knew to be true, but couldn't explain certain inconsistencies. | |||
==The Main Idea== | ==The Main Idea== | ||
<indent>Explaining, in a comprehensible way, what the Higgs Field and Boson are and what they mean for us as a society. The influences they have on modern day physics, and what this finding helps us explain that was previously unexplainable. | |||
===A Mathematical Model=== | ===A Mathematical Model=== | ||
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation. Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light. This is modeled through the equation : | |||
m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2) | m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2) | ||
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The Higgs Field and mechanism is one of the most influential discoveries of the 21st century. This theory allows physicists to fill many of the gaps in pre-existing theories that we knew to be true, but couldn't explain certain inconsistencies.
The Main Idea
<indent>Explaining, in a comprehensible way, what the Higgs Field and Boson are and what they mean for us as a society. The influences they have on modern day physics, and what this finding helps us explain that was previously unexplainable.
A Mathematical Model
The mathematical equations that gave us the idea that something like the Higgs Boson was necessary are quite facile. The need for this particle arose due to the need for a way for particles to acquire the mass that we know they have today through experimentation and observation. Simplistically, if an electron or some other elementary particle, lacked mass, this means that it would travel at the speed of light. This is modeled through the equation : m=m0÷√((v)2/(c)2)
If these particles were to move at the speed of the light, they would not bond or interact in the ways that we understand them to. This gave rise for the need for another particle or field to exist that would grant these particles mass, thus allowing them to interact in the conventional way. This field interacts more with heavier particles and less with lighter particles. Another reason scientists knew the Higgs Boson or
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