Higgs mechanism
Meanings
noun
- The proposed interaction between elementary particles and the Higgs field that imbues the particles with mass and breaks the electroweak symmetry.
Word forms
Etymology
From Higgs (“a surname”) + mechanism; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who is credited with its discovery.
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