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higgs field

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
hig-gs -field
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theoretical scalar field associated with electroweak symmetry breaking, the quantum of which is the Higgs boson; interaction with this field is hypothesised to give elementary particles their mass.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Higgs (“a surname”) + field; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who is credited with proposing what is now called the Higgs mechanism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Higgs fields (plural)

Phrases

Higgs boson Higgs mechanism Higgs particle

Frequently Paired Words

Higgs Higgs boson Higgsino Higgs mechanism Higgs particle

Questions

What does higgs field mean?
A theoretical scalar field associated with electroweak symmetry breaking, the quantum of which is the Higgs boson; interaction with this field is hypothesised to give elementary particles their mass.
Where does higgs field come from?
From Higgs (“a surname”) + field; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who is credited with proposing what is now called the Higgs mechanism.

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