INTRODUCTION
In this essay I am writing about some particles that I researched or took notes on. The particle I researched for was the Higgs Boson. The particle I took notes on are the Boson, Quarks, Leptons, and Dark Matter.
Higgs Boson
Who Was Higgs?
Peter Higgs was born on the 29th of May 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. Peter Higgs was an emeritus(emeritus means a person retired from professional life but allowed to keep as an honorary the title of the rank in the last office held) professor at the university of Edinburgh alongside being a theoretical physicist. He won many awards as which follows:
Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013
Sakurai Prize in 2010
Wolf Prize in Physics in 2004
Fellow of the Royal Society in 1983
Copley Medal in 2015
Dirac Medal of the ICTP in 1997
Rutherford Medal and Prize in 1984
Hughes Medal in 1981
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The role of the Higgs Boson is to give mass to fundamental particles. Also to slow down particles so that they can form atoms so that the universe can exist. That is the role of the Higgs Boson.
How does the Higgs Field give Mass to Particles?
The Higgs Field generates its own mass that it gives away to particles The field generates its mass through its interaction with other particles that are crossing the field. Some particles have a difficult time crossing the Higgs field and in result they get more mass then the Elecctrons and Photons who zip right past(the electron taking more time then the photon)without getting much mass.An example of a particle who has problems crossing the field would be the extremely corpulent(fat)top Quark which is slowed down. So that is how the Higgs field gives mass to particles.
What would the Universe be like without the Higgs Boson?
Without the Higgs Boson nothing would exist. Without the Higgs Boson everything would be dark, cold, and lifeless. Rather than writing in sentences I am going to make a list of the things that would not exist without the Higgs field.
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