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1. Simple explanation 2. Histor
2.1. !oti"ation/#roblem 2.2. The sol$tion

%. &mportance o' the theor (. )etection o' a Higgs Boson

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Simple *xplanation

Higgs Field: non+zero 'iel, e"er where in space Higgs Mechanism: interaction o' the Higgs -iel, with a particle with the .charge/ mass Higgs Boson: 'l$ct$ation o' the Higgs -iel,

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http://www.hep.$cl.ac.$1/2,jm/higgsa.html

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Higgs !echanism

http://www.hep.$cl.ac.$1/2,jm/higgsa.html

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Higgs Boson

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Higgs Boson

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2. Histor

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Histor 6 Sol$tion
134(: '$ll relati"istic mo,el o' mass generating

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Histor + Sol$tion
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%. &mportance o' the theor

@ali,ating Stan,ar, !o,el &nertial mass o' elementar particles S mmetr brea1ing o' electrowea1 interaction Scalar 'iel,s Cosmic in'lation @ac$$m energ ,ensit )en ing a 'o$rth generation o' particles C1(.12.D
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#roperties o' a Higgs Boson

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)eca mo,es o' Higgs Boson

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)eca mo,es o' Higgs Boson

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So$rces &

http://in,ico.cern.ch/scripts/SSI#,ispla .p Fst,ateU2512+5>+ 52Ynbwee1sU> http://en.wi1ipe,ia.org/wi1i/Higgs_boson http://cms.web.cern.ch/org/cms+higgs+res$lts https://twi1i.cern.ch/twi1i/bin/"iew/0tlas#$blic/Higgs#$blicNes$lts http://www.welt,erph si1.,e/gebiet/teilchen/news/2512/higgs+,aten+ lassen+nicht+mehr+als+zwoel'+materieteilchen+z$/ http://www.hep.$cl.ac.$1/2,jm/higgsa.html http://en.wi1ipe,ia.org/wi1i/Higgs_mechanism

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So$rces &&

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&nteraction between particles

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