If this field did exist, this would be a monumental discovery for science and human knowledge, and is expected to open doorways to new knowledge in many fields. If not, then other more complicated theories would need to be explored. The easiest proof whether or not the field existed was by searching for a new kind of particle it would have to give off, known as Higgs bosons or the Higgs particle. These would be extremely difficult to find, so it was only many years later that experimental technology became sophisticated enough to answer the question. While several symmetries in nature are spontaneously broken through a form of the Higgs mechanism, in the context of the Standard Model the term Higgs mechanism almost always means symmetry breaking of the electroweak field. It is considered proven, but the exact cause has been exceedingly difficult to prove. After 50 years, the Higgs bosons existence – apparently proven in 2013 – would finally confirm that the Standard Model is essentially correct and allow further development, while its non-existence would mean that other theories are needed instead. Various analogies have also been invented to describe the Higgs field and boson, including analogies with well-known symmetry breaking effects such as the rainbow and prism, electric fields, ripples, and resistance affecting some people moving through crowds or some objects moving through syrup or molasses. Analogies based on simple resistance to motion are inaccurate as the Higgs field does not work by resisting motion.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:18:01 +0000
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