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> .. a graviton, the hypothesized particle that conveys the force of gravity I thought it was the Higgs boson that was doing this? But obviously I misunderstoo
by misja111 3y ago
> .. a graviton, the hypothesized particle that conveys the force of gravity
I thought it was the Higgs boson that was doing this? But obviously I misunderstood something. Could anybody explain what's the difference between those particles?
- Firaxus 3y agoI believe the Higgs boson is what generally gives particles mass, which is different from particles which create fields and forces?
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoThe Higgs boson (or maybe the Higgs field?) gives mass to everything else. The graviton creates the attractions between masses.
- zdragnar 3y agoHiggs boson conveys mass. Mass is not necessary for a gravity field. Massless particles such as photons can convey both gravity fields and momentum. In short, gravity is correlated with energy density, which coincides with mass (via e=mc2) but the mass itself is not directly responsible for the gravity field, per se.