Back to Search Start Over

What is the origin of the mass of the Higgs boson?

Authors :
Novello, M.
Bittencourt, E.
Source :
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation & Cosmology. Sep2012, Vol. 86 Issue 6, p1-6. 6p.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a unified description of mass generation mechanisms that have been investigated so far and that are called the Mach and Higgs proposals. In our mechanism, gravity acts merely as a catalyst and the final expression of the mass depends neither on the intensity nor on the particular properties of the gravitational field. We shall see that these two strategies to provide mass for all bodies that operate independently and competitively can be combined into a single unified theoretical framework. As a consequence of this new formulation we are able to present an answer to the question: what is the origin of the mass of the Higgs boson? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24700010
Volume :
86
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation & Cosmology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
83291925
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.86.063510