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A capital H, the excitation of the field that gives mass.
Also known as: Higgs boson, Higgs particle, Scalar boson
The Higgs boson is written H, and it is not itself what gives particles mass — the field is, and the boson is a ripple in it. It was found at CERN in 2012, forty-eight years after the field was proposed.
Denotes the Higgs boson, the quantum excitation of the Higgs field.
Contexts: Laboratory
Is a consequence of the mechanism rather than its cause: the field's non-zero vacuum value gives particles mass, and the boson is an excitation of that field.
Contexts: Laboratory
Was observed at CERN in 2012, having been proposed in 1964.
Contexts: Laboratory
Collides with enthalpy, the Hamiltonian and magnetic field strength, all capital H.
Contexts: Laboratory
A capital letter H, two vertical strokes joined by a horizontal bar at mid-height.