自然杂志 ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 429-433.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2023.06.006

• 科学创造未来 • 上一篇    下一篇

希格斯机制:基本粒子的质量之源

朱宏伟   

  1. 清华大学 材料学院,北京 100084
  • 收稿日期:2023-09-17 出版日期:2023-12-25 发布日期:2023-12-21
  • 通讯作者: 朱宏伟,研究方向:低维材料。
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金面上项目(52172046)

Higgs mechanism: origin of mass for elementary particles

ZHU Hongwei   

  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2023-09-17 Online:2023-12-25 Published:2023-12-21

摘要: 希格斯机制是一个用于解释基本粒子质量起源的物理机制。文章介绍了希格斯机制的基本概念,并运用多项式函数等初等数学知识阐释了希格斯机制和自发对称性破缺的物理内涵,最后评述了对称性思想在现代科学发展中的重要意义。

关键词: 希格斯机制, 质量, 对称性, 自发对称性破缺

Abstract: The Higgs mechanism is a physical mechanism that understands the origin of the masses of elementary particles. This article introduces the basic concepts of Higgs mechanism and spontaneous symmetry breaking, and explains their physical connotations using the elementary mathematical knowledge such as polynomial function. Finally, the significance of symmetry ideas in modern scientific development is discussed.