"Higgs mechanism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Higgs mechanisms [plural]
Etymology: From Higgs (“a surname”) + mechanism; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who is credited with its discovery. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|physicist||||}} physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Peter Higgs}} Peter Higgs, {{named-after|en|Peter Higgs|nat=British|nocap=1|occ=physicist|wplink==}} named after British physicist Peter Higgs Head templates: {{en-noun}} Higgs mechanism (plural Higgs mechanisms)
  1. (physics) The proposed interaction between elementary particles and the Higgs field that imbues the particles with mass and breaks the electroweak symmetry. Wikipedia link: Higgs mechanism Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: Higgs, Higgs boson, Higgs field, Higgsino, Higgs particle
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