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What type of force does the Higgs boson exert?
It gives other particles mass and thus allows gravity to act on them.
>And what part did it play in the creation of the universe?
That's a really interesting question.
Early on in the formation of the universe, all the forces (weak, strong, gravity, EM) were unified; they were indistinguishable from each other. Thus the question of mass was moot; the universe was essentially undifferentiated energy. After the strong nuclear force separated out, several discrete particles become possible, including the W and Z bosons and Higgs bosons. That's important because at that point things in the universe were able to have mass, and thus gravity could begin to exert its influence on the very early universe.
>You know, I have a hard time believing that these "scientist" have as much figured out as they claim.
They certainly don't know everything - but nowadays we do know a great deal.
It gives other particles mass and thus allows gravity to act on them.
>And what part did it play in the creation of the universe?
That's a really interesting question.
Early on in the formation of the universe, all the forces (weak, strong, gravity, EM) were unified; they were indistinguishable from each other. Thus the question of mass was moot; the universe was essentially undifferentiated energy. After the strong nuclear force separated out, several discrete particles become possible, including the W and Z bosons and Higgs bosons. That's important because at that point things in the universe were able to have mass, and thus gravity could begin to exert its influence on the very early universe.
>You know, I have a hard time believing that these "scientist" have as much figured out as they claim.
They certainly don't know everything - but nowadays we do know a great deal.
I agree 100% with your answer, but it really doesn't answer anything. So what force does the Higgs utilize to give matter its mass and create gravity? Is it the weak/strong or EM . Maybe it is some new force. Does the Higg boson interact with other possible dimensions? Yes scientists know more than they did,
but "a great deal" is a bit of a stretch.
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I thought this was a pretty well written article on Higgs Boson.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2012/07/08/higgs-boson-why-you-should-care-about-the-god-particle-and-sadly-why-you-dont/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/allenstjohn/2012/07/08/higgs-boson-why-you-should-care-about-the-god-particle-and-sadly-why-you-dont/
billvon 3,106
>So what force does the Higgs utilize to give matter its mass and create gravity?
The interaction between passing particles and the Higgs field.
>Is it the weak/strong or EM
It's not a force, it's an interaction. The matter that the Higgs field interacts with is not changed (not accelerated or altered or heated etc.)
>Yes scientists know more than they did, but "a great deal" is a bit of a stretch.
Well, given that we can now fly, and transmute lead into gold, and drink seawater, and destroy entire cities in milliseconds, and walk on the moon, and drive dune buggies across Mars - we both know a great deal and can do a great deal by any human standards past or present. We will certainly know more in the future, of course.
The interaction between passing particles and the Higgs field.
>Is it the weak/strong or EM
It's not a force, it's an interaction. The matter that the Higgs field interacts with is not changed (not accelerated or altered or heated etc.)
>Yes scientists know more than they did, but "a great deal" is a bit of a stretch.
Well, given that we can now fly, and transmute lead into gold, and drink seawater, and destroy entire cities in milliseconds, and walk on the moon, and drive dune buggies across Mars - we both know a great deal and can do a great deal by any human standards past or present. We will certainly know more in the future, of course.
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QuoteI agree 100% with your answer, but it really doesn't answer anything. So what force does the Higgs utilize to give matter its mass and create gravity? Is it the weak/strong or EM . Maybe it is some new force. Does the Higg boson interact with other possible dimensions? Yes scientists know more than they did,
but "a great deal" is a bit of a stretch.
Dude, if you really want to understand this stuff then start studying particle physics. Billvon cannot explain this all to you. You are currently using a computer or a smart phone to use the Internet and you don't understand every aspect of how that technology works but it undeniably works. Just because the universe is not simple enough for you to understand does not mean that a god automatically is the answer.
Is it not a strange confidence that the number of religious people in a given country or state is exactly anti proportional to the level of education....
It gives other particles mass and thus allows gravity to act on them.
>And what part did it play in the creation of the universe?
That's a really interesting question.
Early on in the formation of the universe, all the forces (weak, strong, gravity, EM) were unified; they were indistinguishable from each other. Thus the question of mass was moot; the universe was essentially undifferentiated energy. After the strong nuclear force separated out, several discrete particles become possible, including the W and Z bosons and Higgs bosons. That's important because at that point things in the universe were able to have mass, and thus gravity could begin to exert its influence on the very early universe.
>You know, I have a hard time believing that these "scientist" have as much figured out as they claim.
They certainly don't know everything - but nowadays we do know a great deal.
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