What is the Higgs particle?

neobowler

The Higgs boson is a hypothetical massive scalar elementary particle predicted to exist by the Standard Model of particle physics. It is the only Standard Model particle not yet observed, but would help explain how otherwise massless elementary particles still manage to construct mass in matter. In particular, it would explain the difference between the massless photon and the relatively massive W and Z bosons. Elementary particle masses, and the differences between electromagnetism (caused by the photon) and the weak force (caused by the W and Z bosons), are critical to many aspects of the structure of microscopic (and hence macroscopic) matter; thus, if it exists, the Higgs boson has an enormous effect on the world around us. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_particle Jun 07 08, 8:38 PM

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This is correct. To put it more simple: The Higgs boson is a theoretical particle which gives everything mass. It is predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics but has not yet been detected. Physicists hope that experiments which they will able to carry out at the nearly completed Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN will detect this elusive particle.It is said that particles from the future could appear in this particle accelerator. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson Jun 07 08, 8:53 PM