The theoretical predictions of the Higgs boson from "summary" of The God Particle by Leon M. Lederman,Dick Teresi
In 1964, physicist Peter Higgs proposed a mechanism that could explain how particles acquire mass. According to the theory, a field permeates all of space, and particles interact with this field to varying degrees, which then determines their mass. This field is known as the Higgs field, and the particle associated with it is the Higgs boson. The Higgs boson is unique because it is the only particle predicted by the Standard Model that had not been observed experimentally. Physicists have been searching for this elusive particle for decades, using powerful particle accelerators to create conditions that could potentially produce the Higgs boson. The search for the Higgs boson has been challenging because it is extremely short-lived, decaying into other particles almost instantaneously. Scientists had to rely on indirect evidence and theoretical predictions to infer the existence of the Higgs boson. The discovery of the Higgs boson would provide a crucial piece of evidence for the Standard Mode...
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