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** This entry is about the **Higgs Boson**, a fundamental subatomic particle discovered in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that explains how particles acquire mass. ## Overview The **Higgs Boson**, named after physicist Peter Higgs, is a scalar boson predicted by the **Standard Model of particle physics**. This particle is responsible for the **mechanism of mass generation** in the universe. The discovery of the Higgs Boson confirmed the existence of the **Higgs field**, a fundamental field that permeates all of space and gives mass to fundamental particles that interact with it. The Higgs Boson is a **scalar boson**, a type of particle that has zero spin and no electric charge. It is the **quanta** of the Higgs field, which is a **vector field** that is responsible for the **symmetry breaking** in the universe. The Higgs field is a **scalar field**, meaning it has no direction in space, and it is responsible for giving mass to fundamental particles that interact with it. ## History/Background The concept of the Higgs Boson was first proposed by physicist **Peter Higgs** in 1964, along with several other physicists, including **Felix Bloch**, **Gerard 't Hooft**, **Martinus Veltman**, and **Robert Brout**. They proposed that a **scalar field** was responsible for the **mechanism of mass generation** in the universe. The Higgs field was predicted to be a **vector field** that permeates all of space and gives mass to fundamental particles that interact with it. The discovery of the Higgs Boson was a major milestone in the history of particle physics. The **Large Hadron Collider (LHC)**, a massive particle accelerator located at CERN, was used to search for the Higgs Boson. The LHC collided **protons** at incredibly high energies, producing a vast number of subatomic particles. The **ATLAS** and **CMS** experiments, two of the largest particle detectors in the world, were used to detect the Higgs Boson. ## Key Information The Higgs Boson was discovered on **July 4, 2012**, at the LHC. The discovery was announced by the **ATLAS** and **CMS** experiments on **July 4, 2012**, and was confirmed by the **International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP)** in **2012**. The Higgs Boson was detected at a mass of approximately **125 GeV**, which is consistent with the predictions of the Standard Model. The Higgs Boson is a **scalar boson**, a type of particle that has zero spin and no electric charge. It is the **quanta** of the Higgs field, which is a **vector field** that is responsible for the **symmetry breaking** in the universe. The Higgs field is a **scalar field**, meaning it has no direction in space, and it is responsible for giving mass to fundamental particles that interact with it. ## Significance The discovery of the Higgs Boson confirmed the existence of the Higgs field, which is a fundamental field that permeates all of space and gives mass to fundamental particles that interact with it. The Higgs Boson is a **scalar boson**, a type of particle that has zero spin and no electric charge. It is the **quanta** of the Higgs field, which is a **vector field** that is responsible for the **symmetry breaking** in the universe. The discovery of the Higgs Boson has significant implications for our understanding of the universe. It confirms the existence of the Higgs field, which is a fundamental field that permeates all of space and gives mass to fundamental particles that interact with it. The Higgs Boson is a **scalar boson**, a type of particle that has zero spin and no electric charge. It is the **quanta** of the Higgs field, which is a **vector field** that is responsible for the **symmetry breaking** in the universe. INFOBOX: - Name: Higgs Boson - Type: Fundamental subatomic particle - Date: July 4, 2012 - Location: Large Hadron Collider (LHC), CERN - Known For: Discovery of the Higgs Boson, which confirms the existence of the Higgs field and explains how particles acquire mass. TAGS: Higgs Boson, Standard Model, Particle Physics, Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Symmetry Breaking, Scalar Field, Vector Field, Quanta, Fundamental Particles, Mass Generation.