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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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Know why the Higgs boson is included in the standard model alongside particles like electrons, photons, and quarks
An explanation of why the Higgs boson is included in the Standard Model.
Video: © MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn how the Higgs field gives particle mass
An explanation of how the Higgs field gives particles mass.
Video: © MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Know the challenges in proving evidence for a newly discovered particle like the Higgs boson
Learn about the difficulty of determining and providing evidence for a newly “discovered”...
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Higgs boson detection
Event recorded in 2012 by the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector at the Large Hadron...
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Higgs boson production
One of the four most important ways in which Higgs bosons are produced and then decay...
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