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  1. Electroweak Symmetry Breaking

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    Mass Generation for Gauge Bosons
    The masses for the weak force carriers ($W^{\pm}$ and $Z^0$) are generated through the kinetic term of the Higgs field in the Lagrangian after symmetry breaking. The photon ($\gamma$) and the gluon ($g$) remain massless because the associated symmetries ($U(1){EM} and $SU(3)C$) are not broken by the choice of vacuum.
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  2. Higgs Boson

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    The Higgs Boson ($H^0$) is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics ($SM$), representing the quantum excitation of the Higgs field. Its primary theoretical function is to mediate the mechanism by which fundamental particles, such as quarks, leptons, and the weak force carriers ($\text{W boson}$ and $\text{Z boson}$), acquire non-zero rest mass. The existence of the [Higgs field](/entries/…