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In particle physics, the Higgs mechanism is essential to explain the generation mechanism of the property "mass" for gauge bosons. The simplest description of the mechanism adds a Higgs field to the Standard Model gauge theory. The symmetry breaking triggers conversion of the longitudinal field component to the Higgs boson, which interacts with itself and (at least a part of) the other fields in the theory, so as to produce mass terms for the Z and W bosons.
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Higgs Mechanism 3 rd Lecture in QFT Series by Hasan Mohammad
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Page 1: Higgs Mechanism

Higgs Mechanism3rd Lecture in QFT Series by Hasan Mohammad

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Introduction

2013 Nobel Prize in Physics 1964 PRL papers 2012 Higgs Boson Discovery

Lecture Content Symmetry Breaking Mass Terms in Lagrangian SSB and Mass Lagrangians with Multiple Particles Higgs Mechanism

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Concept Review

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Field Theory Symmetry Breaking

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Field Theory Symmetry Breaking

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Field Theory Symmetry Breaking

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Field Theory Symmetry Breaking

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Field Potentials

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Mass Terms

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Mass Terms

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Mass Terms

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SSM and Mass

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SSM and Mass

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SSM and Mass

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Interaction Terms

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Interaction Terms

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Multiple Particles

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Multiple Particles

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Multiple Particles

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Multiple Particles

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Multiple Particles

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Free Parts

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Free Parts

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Free Parts

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Higgs Mechanism!

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Higgs Mechanism!

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Higgs Mechanism!

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Using the Higgs

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Using the Higgs

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Final Lagrangian

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Components

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Final words…


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