# vacuum expectation value

> expectation value of a local operator at a vacuum of a quantum field theory, whose nonzero value may effect the Higgs mechanism

**Wikidata**: [Q1137397](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1137397)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_expectation_value)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)