The Higgs Mechanism Explained

by Jaryd Ulbricht

The Standard Model explains how the universe works at distances a billion times smaller than the size of an atom. However, in the Standard Model, none of the particles have mass, yet one only has to look around to see that things do have mass. Explaining the source of mass has been the goal of particle physicists for over half a century, culminating in the discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider in 2012. Supporting the Next Generation...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766099598
• ISBN13: 9780766099593
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12