• Question: what is higgs boson

    Asked by trog to Claire, Liad, Ruth, Ryan, Mako on 22 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Liad Baruchin

      Liad Baruchin answered on 22 Jun 2015:

      The higgs boson is a particle that gives matter its mass, pretty much like electrons give it is electric charge.

    • Photo: Ryan Cheale

      Ryan Cheale answered on 23 Jun 2015:

      Liad is slightly wrong

      A higgs boson creates what is called a higgs field this field is what is believed to give particles mass, so when a neutrino or an energetic photon interacts with this higgs field it’s given mass and energy which causes it to become a particle of X charge and Y mass.

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