scalar field

Noun

Meaning

a field of scalars

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Synonyms

Higgs boson Higgs mechanism Higgs field Higgs particle field of scalars Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism electroweak symmetry breaking gauge boson mass generation mechanism higgs condensate higgs mechanism in quantum field theory higgs-like particle higgsless models higgsless theories massive gauge bosons higgs potential
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Hypernyms

field

Related terms

vector field

Examples

Basic objects Scalar fields main A scalar field associates a scalar value to every point in a space. Source: Internet

If the line is undirected, as it is for a real scalar field, then M(l) can go from N(v') to N(v) too. Source: Internet

In this model, instead of tunneling out of a false vacuum state, inflation occurred by a scalar field rolling down a potential energy hill. Source: Internet

It shows that the electromagnetic field is a source for the scalar field. Source: Internet

Kaluza also set the scalar field equal to a constant, in which case standard general relativity and electrodynamics are recovered identically. Source: Internet

Monte Carlo The path integral defines a probabilistic algorithm to generate a Euclidean scalar field configuration. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

scalar scalar boson scalar curl scalar function scalar matrix scalar multiplication