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Hierarchy of Energy Theory's Mechanism of How the Electron Interacts with the Higgs Field

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Abstract

The Higgs field was proposed to explain how particles come to possess mass through the Higgs mechanism. This proposal is consistent with our notions of how particles are associated with fields to obtain their properties. Electrons represent a disturbance in the electromagnetic field to possess an electric charge. Similarly, electrons interact with the Higgs field to obtain their property of mass.

It was proposed that the Higgs field has a particle associated with its disturbance and when the Higgs boson was found, there was cause to celebrate suggesting that the Higgs field and Higgs mechanism exists. However, this model leaves us with two major problems:

1) How does the Higgs field and all the other fields come to exist throughout all spacetime

2) What is the mechanism by which particles disturb these fields?

In addition, to give mass to the electron, the Higgs field disturbance must take the form of a sombrero, and yet there is no explanation as to how this happens.

This presentation hopes to shed some light on the Higgs field and Higgs mechanism by using Hierarchy of Energy theory’s model of a single energy field that permeates all spacetime as opposed to our current model with a multitude of energy fields permeating all spacetime.

Finally, if time permits, while the Higgs field and mechanism explains mass, it does not tell us how mass then creates a gravitational field. it would be nice to have one model that could unite these physical features of the universe while maintaining our currently well-verified theories.

Presenters

  • Scott S Gordon

    University of Central Florida

Authors

  • Scott S Gordon

    University of Central Florida