On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 11:48:55 PM UTC-5, Brent wrote: > > > > On 5/27/2019 4:41 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > Since it requires a lot of energy the machine is large, the detectors are > large and it is a major undertaking. I don't have Higgs particles in my > pocket. > > > Really? How does your handkerchief get a mass? > > > Mass comes from interaction with the Higgs field. Higgs particles aren't > necessary; which is good since it takes a lot of energy to create one. > > Brent >
How (in Standard Model particle physics) can there be a field, but no particles? @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/5c52ea94-080e-4204-ab6b-dd47b02beb3a%40googlegroups.com.
