The Higgs Field: The Special One That Gives Everything Mass

The Higgs Field: The Special One That Gives Everything Mass Out of all the quantum fields we’ve talked about—quarks, leptons, photons, gluons, W and Z bosons—the Higgs field stands apart. It’s not a force carrier. It doesn’t glue things together or flip charges. Its job is simpler and more profound: it gives fundamental particles mass. … Read more