1. The story of the origin of mass - Higgs boson discovery -
Dr. Adrian Buzatu, University of Glasgow,
Created in the Big Bang, the world later evolved. Life needs long-term-stable atoms.
Atoms are made of just three elementary particles.
Electron
Quark up
Quark down
atom
proton
neutron
Energy
Elementary particles
Atoms
Big Bang
Evolution
Atoms
Molecules
Biological cells (life)
Combine
Interact
As base to the pyramid of sciences, elementary particle physics explains how atoms are created.
Without mass, electrons would fly at the speed of light (c) and atoms wouldn’t be able to exist.
Psychology consciousness
Biology cells
Chemistry molecules
Physics atoms
Physics nuclei
Physics subatomic particles
Physics elementary particles
me = 0 kg
ve = c
me > 0 kg
ve < c
In 1964 a mathematical model (theory) was proposed to explain the origin of mass.
Absolutely everywhere there is a Higgs field that slows particles down, giving them mass.
Collisions Friction Reduced speed Mass
Forest = Brout-Englert-Higgs field
Trees = Higgs elementary particles (Higgs bosons)
Persons = elementary particles acquiring mass
Prediction: the existence of the Higgs boson.
Experiment is the supreme judge of a theory.

In 2012 two CERN experiments observed independently the Higgs boson, thus confirming the theory.
The theorists were able to receive a Nobel prize in 2013.
Daughter
particles
Higgs particle
Energy
of protons
m/s missing from
300,000,000 m/s (speed of light)
In 2015 Run II data collection started at CERN. The properties of the Higgs boson, which are being measured more precisely, may hint that the current theory is in fact a particular case of a larger theory?