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Higgs boson

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Summary

The spin-zero quantum excitation of the Higgs field, discovered in 2012.

Record metadata

Canonical name
Higgs boson
Concept ID
higgs_boson
Content version
2.3.0
Primary field
Physics
Fields
Physics
Primary domain
Particle physics
Domains
Particle physics
Alternate terminology
No alternate terminology is currently authored for this record.
Concept type
Elementary particle
Status
Observed

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BosonHiggs boson

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

Relation ID
boson_to_higgs
Relation type
Classification classification
Direction
source → target
Endpoint roles
source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation
scalar boson

Authored explanation

The Higgs boson is a spin-zero boson, not a gauge boson.

How to interpret this relation type

The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.

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Elementary particleHiggs boson

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This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.

Relation ID
elementary_to_higgs_boson
Relation type
Classification classification
Direction
source → target
Endpoint roles
source: Has subtype; target: Classified as
Authored annotation
elementary Higgs boson

Authored explanation

The Standard Model Higgs boson is the elementary scalar excitation of the Higgs field.

How to interpret this relation type

The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.

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Higgs fieldHiggs boson

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Relation ID
higgsfield_to_higgsboson_precise
Relation type
Physical constitution / realization composition
Direction
source → target
Endpoint roles
source: Constitutes / realizes; target: Constituted / realized by
Authored annotation
physical scalar excitation

Authored explanation

The Higgs boson is the observed scalar excitation about the Higgs vacuum.

How to interpret this relation type

The source is a material constituent, structural component, or underlying quantum field whose excitation realizes the target physical system or particle. The edge label and detail must distinguish composition from field excitation; neither implies a simple classical sum of parts.

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Higgs bosonATLAS and CMS Higgs-boson discovery

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Relation ID
exp_higgs_boson_by_atlas_cms_higgs_discovery
Relation type
Experimentally tested / supported by experimentally-verified-by
Direction
source → target
Endpoint roles
source: Experimentally tested / supported by; target: Tests / supports
Authored annotation
new spin-zero boson near 125GeV125\,\mathrm{GeV}

Authored explanation

Observed production and decay channels established a Higgs-like scalar boson.

How to interpret this relation type

The source theory, law, entity, prediction, or structural claim is directly tested, supported, constrained, or established by the target experiment or observation. Experimental support is not final logical proof; the edge detail states exactly what was measured.

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