Higgs boson

Summary

Higgs boson is a type of quantum particle^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,520 views/month, #1 of 125).^[2]

Key Facts

• Higgs boson is credited with the discovery of CERN^[3].
• Higgs boson is credited with the discovery of ATLAS experiment^[4].
• Higgs boson is credited with the discovery of CMS experiment^[5].
• Higgs boson's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle^[6].
• Peter Higgs is named after Higgs boson^[7].
• God is named after Higgs boson^[8].
• particle is named after Higgs boson^[9].
• Higgs boson's location of discovery is recorded as Switzerland^[10].
• Higgs boson is a type of scalar boson^[11].
• Higgs boson is a type of real neutral particle^[12].
• Higgs boson is a type of non-matter particles^[13].
• Higgs boson is a type of elementary boson^[14].
• Higgs boson's Commons category is recorded as Higgs boson^[15].
• Higgs boson's interaction is recorded as weak interaction^[16].
• Higgs boson's interaction is recorded as electromagnetic interaction^[17].
• Higgs boson's interaction is recorded as gravity^[18].
• Higgs boson's interaction is recorded as Higgs field^[19].
• Higgs boson's interaction is recorded as Higgs field^[20].
• Higgs boson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2012^[21].
• Higgs boson's significant event is recorded as Discovery of the Higgs Boson^[22].
• Higgs boson's decays to is recorded as W or Z boson^[23].
• Higgs boson's decays to is recorded as electron^[24].
• Higgs boson's decays to is recorded as photon^[25].
• Higgs boson's spin quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[26].
• Higgs boson's parity quantum number is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Higgs boson's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle^[6]. Recorded subclass of include scalar boson^[11], real neutral particle^[12], non-matter particles^[13], and elementary boson^[14].

Origins

Things named after include Peter Higgs^[7], a theoretical physicist^[28], 1929–2024^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[31], specialised in theoretical physics^[32]; God^[8], a religious concept^[33]; and particle^[9].

Why It Matters

Higgs boson ranks in the top 0.8% of type_of_quantum_particle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,520 views/month, #1 of 125).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]