> On 28 May 2019, at 06:48, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List > <[email protected]> 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.
Apology for my naivety, but is not the relation between the Higgs field and the Higgs particles not similar to the usual relation between wave and particles? If not, that would explain the difficulties I have with how to extends Everett formulation of QM to field theory, not mentioning the gravitational field. Bruno > > Brent > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/26af5034-10c9-0c71-0eb0-649f26ab60f9%40verizon.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/26af5034-10c9-0c71-0eb0-649f26ab60f9%40verizon.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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/E78FD7C6-2407-4F18-AF09-5F13DA6004F6%40ulb.ac.be.
