The development of the Higgs mechanism from "summary" of The God Particle by Leon M. Lederman,Dick Teresi
The Higgs mechanism is the cornerstone of modern particle physics, responsible for giving mass to fundamental particles. It all began with a brilliant theoretical physicist named Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of a field that permeates all of space. This field interacts with particles as they move through it, causing some to acquire mass while others remain massless. Higgs's groundbreaking idea was met with skepticism initially, as it seemed too abstract and far-fetched. However, as experimental evidence started to emerge, supporting the existence of the Higgs field, scientists began to take the idea more seriously. The hunt for the elusive Higgs boson, the particle associated with the Higgs field, became one of the most significant quests in the history of particle physics. The construction of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland was a crucial step in this quest, as it provided scientists with the tools needed to search for the Higgs boson. After decad...
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