Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe cover image

Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

00:00

The Higgs Field Is One Way Things Can Get Mass

Higgs field is one way things can get mass. Mass is really just a measure of internal stored energy. It's this property of stored energy that it has inertia. And so like the earth is really massive, and if I try to push in it, it'd be really hard to get it to move. That's what we call mass due to the Higgs field.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app