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Remembering physicist Peter Higgs

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The Origins of the Higgs Boson Discovery

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Exploring the naming of the Higgs Boson after physicist Peter Higgs, this chapter details the interaction of particles with the Higgs field as outlined in Higgs's 1964 paper. It also examines the term 'God particle,' the hunt for the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider, and the emotional atmosphere during the groundbreaking discovery announcement.

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