What is the Higgs Boson made up of?

In summary, the Higgs is a fundamental particle in the Standard Model, along with quarks, leptons, and gauge bosons. It is not made up of other particles and there is currently no evidence of any internal structure. However, there are theories that suggest otherwise and further research will determine the true nature of these fundamental particles.
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what particles?
 
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In the Standard Model, the Higgs is a fundamental particle, like the quarks, leptons (electron, muon, tau), and gauge bosons (photon, W, Z). It's not a combination of other particles, like protons and neutrons are combinations of quarks.
 
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In our current understanding, it's not made up of anything. It just is. That's been thought before, of course, but at the moment it's where we're at. There is no evidence of any structure to it, nor to quarks, electrons and the other fundamental particles.

If I understood one of the conversations here correctly, one of the theories not yet ruled out by the LHC discovery of the Higgs implies that our current 'fundamental' particles are genuinely fundamental. There are other theories that say otherwise, and time and study will tell which (if any) is correct.
 

Related to What is the Higgs Boson made up of?

1. What is the Higgs Boson made up of?

The Higgs Boson is a subatomic particle that is believed to be made up of energy fields known as the Higgs field.

2. Is the Higgs Boson made up of matter or antimatter?

The Higgs Boson is considered to be a type of matter, not antimatter, as it has a positive charge and other properties that align with matter particles.

3. How does the Higgs Boson contribute to the theory of mass?

The Higgs Boson is a key component of the Higgs mechanism, which explains how particles acquire mass through interactions with the Higgs field.

4. What is the significance of the Higgs Boson in particle physics?

The discovery of the Higgs Boson in 2012 confirmed the existence of the Higgs field and provided evidence for the Standard Model of particle physics, which explains the fundamental particles and forces in the universe.

5. Can the Higgs Boson be observed or detected directly?

The Higgs Boson cannot be observed directly, as it is too small and unstable to be detected by current technology. Instead, scientists study its interactions and decay products to confirm its existence and properties.

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