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Higgs boson detection
Know why the Higgs boson is included in the standard model alongside particles like electrons, photons, and quarks
Learn how the Higgs field gives particle mass
Higgs boson production
Know the challenges in proving evidence for a newly discovered particle like the Higgs boson
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Also Known As Higgs particle • God particle

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Learn how the Higgs field gives particle mass
Know the challenges in proving evidence for a newly discovered particle like the Higgs boson
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Peter Higgs
Peter Higgs
British physicist
Englert, François
François Englert
Belgian physicist

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