The Crazy Mass-Giving Mechanism of the Higgs Field Simplified

[@ArvinAsh]

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[@williamliamsmith4923]

Now, what happens in glass or water that suddenly photons don’t travel at speed of light? Is the photon field interacting differently with Highs field in vaccine vs in glass? Or is there some other field? Does photon acquire inertial mass in this process? Does the photon interact with gravity differently when it is traveling through vacuum vs traveling through glass (which mostly is vacuum?

[@dongshengdi773]

​@@williamliamsmith4923 thanks for explaining how God did it. At least we are one step closer to understanding Him

[@PPP-on3vl]

Standard model is a way to nowhere.

[@jojolafrite90]

@@dongshengdi773 🙄

[@esecallum]

neutalize the higgs field and you have FTL

[@nevis4567]

Thank you for being one of the few people brave enough to believe the KZbin public will understand the knowledge of the Higgs that we're so hungry for. It was super clear! Surprising it's taken this long to get a straight-forward explanation like that but thank you for being the one to do it

[@wyskass861]

It's a nice sentiment. But "youtube public" isn't some exclusive group of people, just a mechanism for information delivery that everyone can use. Like publishing a book to a bookstore. You wouldn't say the "book store public"

[@TheTurbineEngineer]

@@wyskass861 99% has drool in their mouths but that 1% is responsible for all scientific discoveries and progress.

[@wyskass861]

@@TheTurbineEngineer True Indeed. But, you need to birth 100 people to make 1 smart one, so that's the fact of life.

[@Sanquinity]

​@MRMIKE276 yes because anyone not at the forefront of scientific research and breakthrough is a drooling mouth breather... the world is never just black or white you know...

[@datboidominican]

💯💪🏽Same here. Thank you for making this content available for us on here in the way you break it down with visuals and examples. It all adds to the science and unseen realm we're yet to discover

[@Valery0p5]

First explaination I've heard that doesn't shy away from showing the complexity of these models, thank you.

[@HunnidTheTrapper02]

Agreed. People have lost the ethic of understanding the model before challenging the model.

[@r0b0coffee]

Yes Arvin is very good at providing simple explanations for complexity, rather than avoiding the complexity altogether and oversimplifying.

[@juliavixen176]

Psst... there is a bunch more complicated stuff left out... Here's a more complete explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWabfWCIh9erZpI kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGGydGqbaZqea8U kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXmTanmaf8qiZq8

[@raya.p.l5919]

who read will experience negative energy creeping out there feet. Tell it's time for Jesus energy wash

[@growskull]

yep, complex concepts need complex explanations

[@thierryfaquet7405]

I'm not heavy, I just excite the Higgs field a lot.

[@sutediheriyonoBaladMaUng]

I don't care what the name of field is, the importance thing is WHERE it come from?? Wave, vibration, synchronisation of vibration, wave energy or something?

[@thierryfaquet7405]

@@sutediheriyonoBaladMaUng dunning-kruger effect. Try to walk before thinking you can sprint…

[@andreyshnt3637]

I’m not sure that it’s possible to present the topic any better than the way you did it. It turned out to be systematic, concise and intelligible. No wonder you have so many subscribers. You bring great benefit to people. Thank you!

[@garyraab9132]

A complex ‘model’ explained simply. A Model! …based on empirical evidence, with a very high credence, but not absolute credence. Blurring the credence in this video is the ‘simplified explanation’…however simplified, this explanation is enough such that it should prompts us to allow a thought to form in our neural networks, a thought saying, ‘Self, please don’t just fabricate your own unsubstantiated ‘personal view of the universe.’ Think about what has been presented.’ Yes, given that our neural network, aka brain, is an emergent complexity modeled from the same Standard model of everything in the universe, which in turn is intertwined with the Heisenberg uncertainty principle…it is little wonder why our neural networks are prone to uncertainty…and prone to a multiple verse of personal fabrications!

[@UserName-cb6jz]

​@@garyraab9132 A bit more "wiseguy" of a comment than necessary. Sort of a "higher philosophy" about our brains.

[@aclearlight]

This was the most lucid and comprehensive, as well as beautiful , introduction to QFT I've ever seen. Bravo!

[@suecondon1685]

You're one of my top 5 KZbin channels and I'm SO grateful to you for helping me understand these complex concepts. 😊❤ (I still don't, but it helps!)

[@jack.d7873]

His goal is to explain how the Universe works without the math. So if you comment what you're yet to understand he will help those aspects. Although, generally it is challenging for us to understand how we are fields similar to the electromagnetic field our phone calls travel through. These quantum mechanical snippets are amazing, but it would help if he made a holistic presentation of quantum field theory. He already has a few that attempt this. But it's still challenging to visualise the whole picture, from fields > particle excitation > particle interaction > atom formation > molecule formation > molecule interaction > cell formation > cellular interaction > multicellular organisms. Then move to special and general relativity's Block Time understanding of the Universe, and perhaps give some mention of consciousness within block time to really tie everything in the Universe all together.

[@bogdanbaudis4099]

@@jack.d7873 " ... Then move to special and general relativity's Block Time understanding of the Universe, ..." The trouble is ... currently there is no connection between quantum mechanics and general relativity (let's not talk about cosmology ...). Moreover it is far from assured that the current particle physics is complete or even correct. What you will frequently hear "it is the best we have". " if he made a holistic presentation of quantum field theory" That is a TALL order .. because I do not think anything like that exists yet ... " .. without the math ... " ... conveniently so. Because he would have to explain "re-normalization" which existence (IMHO: strongly) suggests that the math tools used in the quantum mechanics are still not sufficient enough. But for an intro to Higgs field, yes, I have seen many worse. Just a taste how the forest of the particle physics is tangled: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKXGZ4SGg7qkotU Enjoy!

[@NyteRazor]

Hope @ScienceClicE is one of those five. Wish he would post more often but I understand it takes time to make amazing videos like Arvin does.

[@2Cerealbox]

I am in awe of your ability to take notoriously difficult subject matter and explain it in a way that I barely have to waste brain cycles understanding it.

[@Cheesestroker]

This is really a public service that you're doing..i thank you for doing this awesome work of making complicated topics so easy to understand and visualize in ur videos. Awesome sir!

[@everythingisalllies2141]

But this is pseudo science, born from irrational Einstein theories. Almost all that is discussed here is just gibberish.

[@MaximusMerideus]

Uh, hello..... McFly....... You forgot to capitalize { i }... Also, I really don't like having to call you out twice, but you misspelled { your }

[@Sol-gl3nl]

@@everythingisalllies2141 not really. some of the videos helped me visualise and understand some of the basic stuff for uni - for me that was electromagnetic polarisation (to understand fluorescence imaging and FRET to measure protein-protein interactions).

[@johnk6598]

@@everythingisalllies2141 so what’s the actual truth?

[@everythingisalllies2141]

@@johnk6598 If I try to even hint at the truth, my comments are censored and do not appear. You will have to figure it out on your own, but rest assured, we are surrounded by a forest of lies and deceit. Question EVERYTHING. Especially if the govt and academia are pushing some pet topics.

[@SynSauce]

Dude, there's a lot of great science channels out there. And they impart a lot of scientific understanding. Most of them allow me to repeat words and concepts I barely understand. Your channel doesn't just impart the information, it helps me understand them as well. You deserve soooo many accolades. Thank you for spending your time sharing everything you've learned. It is most appreciated.

[@rayoflight62]

Let me add a second comment of different nature. I've never seen such concerted effort, by part of anyone, in explaining the nature of the mass-giving property of the Higgs field, without calling into action the various laws and formula associated with the Higgs, not even once. Therefore, on a personal and professional level, have my best compliments for this great work of yours! Greetings, Anthony

[@dieago12345]

Amazing explanation of the seemingly impossible. Bravo Arvin!

[@ryanbaker7404]

Fabulous and fascinating explanation with great visuals and analogies! Thank you so much for this. I've been an arm chair quantum physicist for decades, but every time I take a moment to study it, I learn something new/additional.

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

Your baby steps in developing understanding in your audience is excellent. In fact the 'baby steps' analogy helps everyone get on board. I love your 'baby step' insight, many people give up learning because they do not realise others have lucked out with earlier 'baby steps'. Earlier learning can be an accident and some look like geniuses.

[@berylgreen1973]

One of the clearest and most comprehensible explanations of the Higgs field that I've seen. Thank you!

[@mslick4655]

This is one of the best explained videos I’ve ever seen, I never knew this subject could be explained so simply, great job, we need more of this

[@nycpaull]

I'm so glad you mentioned that our contributions to excellent science presenters like yourself help make the "I see what you mean" animations that accompany your narrations. Visual analogy of complex concepts are what makes KZbin videos so valuable as teaching tools. But going from ideas to sketches to animation is the mixture of imagination plus design dollars. Thanks for balancing the talking head with creative animation even when the quantum world seems so far from our views of reality. Good stuff.

[@easytriops5951]

Exactly! I always try to imagine stuff in my mind and those animations do exactly that already, so I can have a visual understanding already! That‘s great stuff!

[@rianmacdonald9454]

Well said - really enjoyed this video.

[@RF-vv8mw]

This video is the most comprehensive explanation of how all the fields interact and how it results in mass. Thank you so much and please make more.

[@kernicterus1233]

Damn dude, that was incredible. I've been (secretly) studying/reading/desperately trying to understand quantum particle physics for years now, and your 10 minute explanation has given me more knowledge and understanding than almost everything I've studied previously. It has meant that I understand what it means to be a field and how this relates to the energy's that are defined in the standard model. The graphics were stunning and simple. New subscriber gained, and I'm now going to blitz through your vids!!

[@SaM-ri5nv]

Never seen a Video, with this amount of correct imformation and quality, on youtube. Very well described.

[@Beerbatter1962]

All your content always helps me understand cosmology better, even though I've seen countless other videos on the same subject. Awesome graphics is helping a lot here, I'm so visually oriented. I had a bit of an "Ahh haa" moment when you related the positive vacuum energy of the Higgs field analogous to the field itself having an intrinsic mass. That makes so much more sense now. Awesome video.

[@Chipchap-xu6pk]

Arvin, I'm probably about your age. I've been reading popular physics and watching videos since A Brief History of Time. I'm usually left wirh a feeling of awe at the concepts in any of these sources, but your videos are the only ones where I feel like I've actually learned something profound. Your QFT video was amazing, but this really adds to it. After a lifetime of 'knowing' mass-energy equivalence, after watching this I really felt it. It feels like there isn't really any such thing as mass, it's just how we explain the mechanical effects of energy. You have a gift for this, thank you!

[@ArvinAsh]

Thank you. Indeed, there is only energy, and nothing else really.

[@SernasHeptaDimesionalSpace]

@@ArvinAsh energy is the rate of electromagnetism that systems throw out up and down from the equator to all arround - systems like: sub - atoms, atoms, clusters of atoms, superclusters of atoms, and so on to form our star, then clusters of stars, super clusters of stars, super clusters of clusters so on to form our universe, which is an atom of another universe of universe you name it? Every one of the above has an own field - in each field they atract in oposite by cross section from north to south and all meet at the center of the system and each aport as needed by the center white sphere just like our galaxy show which is the combustion chamber of the systems.

[@SernasHeptaDimesionalSpace]

systems may be seen as 2 circles one inside the other where the inside in dimeter is half the out side in space, gravity etc in some others is the oposite say like in energy the inside is double the out side cause the inside conteins the heart of the star or the sun

[@SernasHeptaDimesionalSpace]

the graviity of the 4 rocky planets in the inside all togather ad up to arround 26 M/S2

[@TheBakerStudios]

Your explanation of the Higgs field, nearly doubled my understanding of mass electron and photons. The parts I haven’t been able to find, you just explained rather neatly and I appreciate your time and effort. Thanks for making this!

[@marcinandrzej1261]

Professors on my university were not able to explain this. I had a problem with understanding and with all equations. But this video is telling more than year of study :).

[@HagaQue]

Man I really have no words to say how gratefull I am, u explained something so complex in a way that evryone can understand, pls, continue with ur content because u are unique, I never saw a youtube channel that explain complex concepts in a so good way like you

[@alexwestby4533]

Very true. You are exactly right. I fully agree. Cheers, Alex.

[@Minikahn1]

Such a concise and well done explanation!

[@bennybundi9671]

I would not call that concise, he spent a great deal of time reintroducing concepts he’s already talked about.

[@Noneya5555]

​@Michael Bishop informative is relative. I seriously doubt that he made this video for people with advanced degrees or knowledge in physics. Smh...

[@markzambelli]

I'll second that... these videos of his are for the layperson with a heightened interest in physics and this simple explanation (which he was transparent about in his intro) covered QFT and the Higgs mechanism... concisely as you alluded to. Anyone wishing to know more (chirality etc) now has a good foundation to delve deeper. Job done... PBS Spacetime should get a few more viewers now.

[@Noneya5555]

@Michael Bishop Nobody's looking to get PhD-level explanation of the Higgs field from a KZbin video. Except for you, it SEEMS. So do you also watch Seseme Street just to criticize how lacking the songs about numbers are in explaining calculus principles? Just accept it; this video wasn't meant for you. That doesn't mean it's not informative to others. Again, SMH...

[@Noneya5555]

@Michael Bishop Yes, I acknowledge that this video wasn't meant for people like you, who obviously possess a much higher level of knowledge of quantum physics than does the average person. And I'm happy that that realization makes you happy. If you see that as some form of personal vindication or triumph, then good for you. But now I'm SMH, even more so than in my first post. Wow, just - wow...

[@faresalhawaj9936]

The video is brilliantly well put together. Now the concepts make much more sense. Thank you for the time and effort, Arvin.

[@protonjinx]

I proudly proclaim: I still dont get it.

[@ericsonhazeltine5064]

Me neither.

[@lorenzantoque1438]

​@@ericsonhazeltine5064 why aree you here? R u interested in physics but having a hard time to understand some fundamentals of it?

[@ericsonhazeltine5064]

@@lorenzantoque1438 sure

[@GoofyAhhVids-c3t]

​@@lorenzantoque1438me too😭

[@emmawillmottpiano]

@@lorenzantoque1438 Who are you to belittle those who don’t understand? Instead of being unkind, how about you try to explain in a different way? Out of all of these comments, you are the weak one, not those who admit to needing more information to understand. Also your lack of whole words says everything anyone needs to know about you. Work on your character and empathy. F-

[@caflings]

I don't really understand everything you said but I feel you're doing something very important.

[@williamthomas2278]

Having tried to understand QED and astrophysics for three decades as a simple pursuit of knowledge your description brings me closer to " getting it" than most other experts, simple, concise and conceptual. Thanks

[@naveenrreddy2008]

Excellent explanation. Glad there exists a KZbin channel like this.

[@sanjoyroystravelblog5413]

Physics becomes little bit understandable for the people like me due to scientist like you. What a amazing topic to go through !

[@Thumper770]

Hey, Arv. You friggin awesome, man. I just thought you should know. I wish we had people like you around when I was a kid. All this stuff I'm just now learning could have come in handy way back then. You put it all in a way that's intuitive and understandable. We had Mr. Wizard. Kids today have you. You are a treasure, my guy. Keep that shit up.

[@josephbieberly8624]

I had Captain Kangaroo and Mr Green jeans.

[@Thumper770]

@@josephbieberly8624 neither were science shows. Mr. Wizard was a science show.

[@2000sborton]

I had Carl Sagan.

[@Thumper770]

@@2000sborton To be fair, I had Carl Sagan, too but, I was 7. I understood Mr. Wizrad. Carl Sagan put me to sleep.

[@clarkfeeley1959]

I'm quite sure a solid understanding of the Higgs field would have allowed you get the square block through the round hole at age 7.

[@erniebernie7267]

This is a tour de force [sic] performance, taking a mind-bogglingly complex subject and making it semi-understandable to this interested amateur. Thank you!

[@ThePhilosorpheus]

This is on my top 5 best channels on KZbin now, its like Mr. Ash read my thoughts and knew every doubt I ever had and decided to explain it the best way possible, thank you so much!!

[@timcent7199]

I get more energy from this video than all the rain, storm, yoga, thunderstorms combined. I set the video and volume just right. Then after placing the phone in the preferred spot I shut my eyes and VOILA! 14 minutes later I wake up so refreshed I can sing to the birds. Try it folks. You'll never regret it.

[@dr.angerous]

Wtf. Drugs are bad.

[@aniket1983]

Can't thank you enough for explaining this in such amazing way...

[@modelcitizen1977]

I was wondering why mass has gravity and I wound up here. Now at least I know more about why mass exists in the first place, and I’m better positioned to understand the answer to my question when I find it. What a great explanation! Thank you!

[@stoneysdead689]

According to Einstein mass causes gravity because it bends space-time. In his theory gravity is not a force- it's the fabric of spacetime that's been curved by a massive object. This also causes gravitational lensing- this is when mass bends and curves spacetime creating a lens like effect which bends light. We see this when we look at distant galaxies with our telescopes. The first time it was witnessed was when the sun was going to be eclipsed and Einstein's theory predicted the sun would bend the light from the stars behind it such that we would be able to see them when the sun dimmed enough. They are physically behind the sun; we shouldn't be able to see them- but if the space around the sun was truly curved by the sun's mass, we would be able to see them because the light would follow this curve- and sure enough, once the sun dimmed, we could see them. That said- just because we know mass bends and curves spacetime that doesn't mean it is the same thing as gravity. Other scientists think it is a force and that if we search long and hard enough we will find a particle that carries that force- a "graviton". But- so far- we haven't found the particle or the corresponding field. Right now they are working feverishly on trying to come up with a quantum theory of gravity that would unite relativity and quantum mechanics- but they can't find one that works. My personal theory is that because spacetime isn't real- it's an emergent property- neither is gravity. But that's a whole other post because it's very detailed and difficult to explain. And really, I should say- it's not "my" theory- it's just the theory I agree with. And really- it isn't even a theory- it's just an idea right now- that's it. Hopefully it leads to a theory that can be tested but- right now it's just an idea. It comes form looking at the Planck length and Planck second. The Planck length is the shortest, smallest length that can exist- not the smallest we can measure mind you, but literally the smallest that can exist. Anything smaller loses the properties that define it, and we cannot say anything intelligent about it nor observe it. Why- because we "observe" things by bouncing something off it- an electron or a photon usually- and if the thing you're trying to observe is smaller than either of those particles- then you have no way of bouncing anything off it, there's nothing small enough to give you any resolution. The planck second is the smallest amount of time that can exist- nothing smaller can exist as "time" because it would lose the properties that make time, time. Time is a measurement of change- and the fastest, most simple change that could possible take place is a photon moving from one location to another. So the Planck second is defined by the amount of time it takes light to travel a Planck length. We cannot say anything intelligible about an amount of time shorter than that because there's no possible change that could take place any faster than that. The speed of light is the speed limit of the universe. So- this means spacetime exists in small, discreet packets- it's quantized. And generally speaking- when we've seen this in the past- it means it's an emergent property- there is something more fundamental that it's made from.

[@peterlaurie1247]

@@stoneysdead689 if spacetime doesn't exist for sub atomic particles not interacting with Higgs field, what accounts for their distribution when they do?

[@ayanantachowdhury9105]

Amazing! This is the most simplified explanation i have heard so far about the Higgs field. Can only wonder the meticulous effort that went behind in disentangling the complex concepts

[@denissavgir2881]

When you say "coming up, right now", it is so damn satisfying. Even though logically I am already aware of the fact, presenting it in such a way makes it satisfying and exciting

[@ritchie8289]

Thanks for making these high level physics easy for us to understand. I really like the gravy analogy!

[@juanjorios3154]

You are fantastic! It´s incredible hard to explain hard concepts like these in words that people who don´t have deep learnings in physics can understand. Congrats, you are an Amazing teacher (and i´m sure that an amazing scientist too)! Greetings from Uruguay.

[@shawnbenson9703]

Best explanation of the subject I've come across. Amazing work!

[@hrishi-s]

Thanks for the video, if I listen to the video without watching the visuals it becomes a bit easier to understand, the more I see it the more complicated it became, for me atleast. But yes, we appreciate your hard work and efforts for spreading knowledge, who knows one day, may one of your viewers mention you while receiving a noble prize.

[@karlos1060]

Thanks for the good explenation that makes it understandable to comprehend the higgs field and mass of particals and fotons that don't have.

[@frontech3271]

i think yuh mean, "futons".

[@michaelfitze7894]

What a great video. Clear explanation for general knowledge pointing to a deeper understanding.

[@starman2220]

This was incredibly well explained and illustrated, thanks a bunch!

[@friedpicklezzz]

Content creators like yourself are the new teachers of the world. What an amazing job of explaining something so complex to mere mortals like myself. Thank you.

[@RakeshKumar-bd5ju]

A mind-boggling matter is simplified for Utube viewers to grasp intrinsic mass well in just a few minutes-hats off.

[@nnfefe9451]

The gift of Arvin Ash is his ability to explain complex things to a simple and understandable way. Kudos and elbow grease to you.

[@khaliqwijdan]

Thank you for this. I always recall Einstein saying that "if you can't teach it to a 6 year old, you don't know it yourself." I'm not 6, but this applies strongly, still. You're a great teacher!

[@ericsonhazeltine5064]

Did E really say that?

[@robertlitwack6282]

I thought that was Feynman. At least Feyman asserted teaching is an integral part of his technique for learning. Research. Teach. Fill in holes in your knowlege. Teach.

[@Subutai2024]

Wow! Excellent video as always. Very well explained so most people who like this kind of information understand this complex subject!

[@ToddRickey]

Fantastic presentation as usual, your explanations clarify these complex interactions!

[@NunyaBizness-z8f]

FANTASTIC. I learned more about the composition of atoms and zero point energy than I had in any 100 previous videos on quantum theory.

[@alexxbaudwhyn7572]

Thanks for clearing up the Mass confusion

[@jengleheimerschmitt7941]

My understanding of the Higgs field has increased from 0.00000 to 0.00000000

[@battleofukraine9299]

😂😂😂

[@ianreid2226]

Very well done Arvin and team! Always look out for your new vids! Thanks for the great content and the break in my never ending KZbin scrolling!!! 👍 😁

[@ArvinAsh]

Much appreciated! Glad you find them worthwhile.

[@wisertomorrowpodcast]

Wonderful explanation and accompanying visuals, thank you! While the big picture is clear, this video left me with many more fundamental questions. What As you say yourself, why are some particles coupled when others do not? What is the nature of the interactions? How might the fields themselves be tunable? There is so much more work to be done, with boundless excitement that will come along with it!

[@ArvinAsh]

Yep, there are still a lot of unanswered questions for future generations of scientists to get to the bottom of!

[@joestitz239]

With all these such minute tuning distances, you must eliminate time. And photons being faster are the message carrier/never late deliverers that remain at the bottom of the hat. Upon when particles form too heavy of atoms, photons no longer need to carry messages for it (has thus formed) as that heavier element is, constructed complete. Dark matter is that which that matter cannot/will not gain weight from the quanta realm. It stays Stuck; gravity likely not made as a biproduct from it. But-why not ?

[@ericjooj]

One of the best science videos I ever watched on KZbin. Clear and clever 👏

[@mikewilson8664]

Thanks that makes it intuitive for the lay person - not easy to do - thanks for taking the time to make the video.

[@KineticSymphony]

I do hope field theory is indeed correct, because it makes so much intuitive sense. As always, thanks for the fantastic breakdown Arvin.

[@garyrolen8764]

What is field theory? I'm coming to the realization of just how old I am. In my day it was the aether, which was disproven. The higgs field seems a lot like the aether, perhaps a much better definition of some field. Is the higgs field hypothetical as an answer to the questions or has it been detected?

[@richardaversa7128]

​​@@garyrolen8764 The Higgs boson, signifying the existence of the Higgs field, was discovered in 2012 (and resulted in a Nobel prize). The Higgs field is an evidence-based part of the best model we have to explain the (small-scale features of the) universe. I don't know how old you are but the Michelson-Morley experiment, considered to disprove the existence of the aether, was conducted in 1887.

[@garyrolen8764]

@@richardaversa7128 nothing close to the ideas of the higgs field existed when my friends and I were in college. The closest thing was the aether.

[@richardaversa7128]

@@garyrolen8764 yes, I believe you may have expressed that in your first comment. Not sure when you were in college, but it is interesting to consider that Higgs began publishing his work in the late 1960s, and quantum field theory ideas began appearing in the literature in the late 1920s. Of course it wasn't taught in universities until much later, but the information did exist. Makes me wonder what is out there now that hasn't yet filtered down to students and laypeople.

[@garyrolen8764]

@@richardaversa7128 yes. We studied relativity, but even then our professor was not able to get deep into it. My friends and I were far more curious than our education was prepared to teach. I'm deeply fascinated with field theory and wish I could have had a better education on it or been born later.

[@johnmckown1267]

Fascinating as always.

[@pixelated_monke]

As a 2 month old, I can confirm that this was explained simply

[@joshuawille4802]

Best expansion I’ve seen in years, maybe ever! Thanks for the good work!

[@marksingleton7199]

I did not understand how the higgs partcle created gravity. Understanding it as a field completely changed my awareness and links many other concepts together. Ie. Multi dimensions and how matter apears and disappears or even between the field. Thankyou so much!

[@derpingflamingo]

2:24 why is there a random snippet refried beans being cooked lol

[@Exodus5K]

Okay, this was a really good explanation. There must be some condition or property that causes some fields to interact with the Higgs field and others to not. Do other fields interact with each other in any interesting way (e.x., does the photon field interact with the electron field, and if so to what effect)? Where did these fields come from? Did fields exist before the big bang? Do fields decay, or is it possible to produce fields not typically found in nature? Could there be fields we are not presently aware of, and if so how would we go about detecting them?

[@alecapiani]

Is the concept of field a human way to approach how particle interact? Could exist another way to study the subject without them?

[@johncampbell9120]

Am I alive....is this chair real...what is happening...is that good...what's in third

[@0-by-1_Publishing_LLC]

(12:00) *"In a universe with no Higgs Field, a massless electron would have an infinite radius."* ... Yes, "infinity" is once again necessarily avoided, yet science has no problem with positing the existence of a "Multiverse" (an infinite number of infinitely existing universes where an infinite number of events are simultaneously taking place at all times). ... This is what happens when one hand of science doesn't know what the other hand is doing.

[@Razor-pw1xn]

An interpretation such as the MVI is not subject to mathematical issues because it is a mere interpretation. If it were to go into the category of theory, then we would no longer speak of infinite worlds but of unlimited worlds or, in fact, it is already known as the theory of "many worlds". The important thing is that if infinite appears in mathematics then the reality that emerges from it will be absurd, which apparently never happens.

[@0-by-1_Publishing_LLC]

@@Razor-pw1xn *"The important thing is that if infinite appears in mathematics then the reality that emerges from it will be absurd, which apparently never happens."* ... Numbers are infinite because there are no barriers in place to render them finite. Infinity also works within the realm of mathematics because numbers are not made up of any physical substance nor do they demonstrate any spatial presence. However, the universe is made up of matter and energy that demonstrates a spatial presence. The "absurdity" ensues whenever we claim this to be infinite. Anything that demonstrates a physical, spatial presence cannot be infinite and must have a measurable, finite origin point as per the *2nd Law of Existence.*

[@haikalmiftah2529]

​@@0-by-1_Publishing_LLCIndeed. One of the other prediction which resulted in infinity is the "singularity" of the black hole according to general relativity. Many scientist don't actually consider the center of the black hole as "infinitely small region of spacetime" due to it's a mathematical result of general relativity (And any calculation to described reality which resulted infinity usually means the calculation is wrong). So most scientist actually thinking the center black hole has a finite diameter of ultra-compressed energy.

[@gregorysagegreene]

Tells me there's a lot we still don't know, which opens up a lot more possibility. A lot of this stuff though still breaks my brain.

[@islandonlinenews]

I’de love to hear this guy define “field”.

[@ArvinAsh]

See this video for what a quantum field is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ2ooKmtepaifqs

[@paulc96]

Hi Arvin - many thanks again, for another excellent video on a .complex subject. Any chance of you making a video all about Neutrinos ? That would be great, especially given the interesting History around those particles. (Like the Solar Neutrino problem - now solved, I believe). Thanks again Arvin.

[@ArvinAsh]

Yes, that subject is on my list.

[@gregbrookman]

I didn’t really enjoy mass in school. I preferred English and PE

[@jeffreyleonard7210]

I liked it when we had mass class. AKA lunch!

[@Blackmark52]

Seems the Higgs Field is a modern conceptualization of the Ether. Something has to be there for everything else to exist.

[@drdca8263]

The Higgs field is Lorentz invariant, which differs from the idea of the Ether. (This isn’t necessarily a contradiction of what you said..)

[@Blackmark52]

@@drdca8263 "(This isn’t necessarily a contradiction of what you said..)" Even less so since I always thought the Ether was invariant. Nothing more than a backdrop upon which to pin everything else. It may be old conceptually, but it's still kinda the same idea as the one field among many that allows all to interact. The idea of an ether never did bother me, if it turns out to be a field...

[@drdca8263]

@@Blackmark52 Well, the earlier conception of the Ether as a medium for electromagnetic waves wasn’t that it be Lorentz invariant, which is why they concluded that that one interferometry experiment ruled out [the version of the concept of the Ether that they had at the time]. But yeah, if you want to call something like the Higgs field “Ether” I guess I can see that making some sense

[@Blackmark52]

@@drdca8263 "I can see that making some sense." The ether was never explained other than in terms of what they knew at the time. Had they known and understood the Higgs field, they could well have said : yeah, that. Because they would have no need to conjecture an ether. PS think about how much farther ahead we'd be

[@crazieeez]

The ether is considered just one field. Quantum mechanics say there are a lot of fields. So the ether was wrong by a factor of a lot. Just like Newton gravitational equation assuming interaction is instantaneous is wrong by a factor of a lot.

[@sarass1234]

The most comprehensible video about fields online... Thanks a lot for making this.

[@alnea]

Finally understood the Higgs Boson Especially relating it to the quantum fields and presented in a well thought animation.

[@skandagopal2287]

A perennial question in my head that continues to go unanswered is.... if we have Higgs fields, electromagnetic fields, gravitational fields and literally all of space-time is swimming in these fields... then why are we so reluctant to consider a Consciousness field? I believe that when science accepts this, the existing chasms between science and mysticism / religion / theology / spirituality / gnosticism will immediately disappear, and will lead to a much-needed unification of all of mankind's existential pursuits. Just my tuppence worth of thoughts.

[@ArvinAsh]

The reason we do not consider consciousness to be a field is because there is nothing like a "consciousness particle" that confers, or is involved in consciousness. All the quantum fields have distinct particles which we have detected and can be described mathematically, and which we can model to make predictions. Consciousness is not a particle. All evidence indicates that it is an emergent process with roots in the brain. We might not understand exactly how it emerges, but this does not mean that it has a quantum field description.

[@skandagopal2287]

@@ArvinAsh Correct me if I'm wrong, but the graviton has not been found, and yet we still use gravitational fields in all our cosmological models. Additionally, if we're going down that particular rabbit hole, isn't the whole idea of finding a base particle rather pointlessly reductionistic? I draw your attention to the beautiful quote by Schrodinger which says “Consciousness cannot be accounted for in physical terms. For consciousness is absolutely fundamental. It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else.” The ineffable, intangible and formless world of conscious processes is a rich tapestry which cannot be nailed down, for trying to catch it is like biting your own teeth or looking at your own eyes. I love your work, Arvin, but I feel modern science is missing a trick here. I feel there are many parallels that modern science can draw with ancient esoteric wisdom. In fact, physicists from Carl Sagan to Fritjof Capra, David Bohm to Alain Aspect have all surmised that the Unified Field in Physics is very much akin to the Brahman of the Hindus, the Dharmakaya of the Buddhists and the Tao of the Taoists.

[@ParadoxDev_]

I would say that the reason we don't have a consciousness field is because all the other fields are based around fundamental particles and forces or intrinsic qualities of nature. For a consciousness field to exist, it would imply that everything has consciousness and even if you believe in that specifically, then you have to provide a bit of a falsity condition to detect said field. You would also have to demonstrate that consciousness is definitely a fundamental physical phenomena and not a chemical or biological one. I'm not necessarily saying it doesn't exist, but there isn't any evidence to suggest it exists. Other fields had mathematical predictions and eventually experimental verification which is why they most definitely exist. In my opinion, consciousness is pretty clear a result of the human brain being so complex. I think at some point in the future, our understanding of the brain and neurology can uncover how consciousness arises. In essence consciousness is a result of the chemistry and biology of our brain instead of being an innate quality that any piece of matter can have. Though that's just my thoughts on the matter.

[@ParadoxDev_]

​@@skandagopal2287 Oh and the slight correction here, the graviton was a theorised fundamental particle that was a result of making quantum corrections for gravity. Unfortunately the mathematics doesn't work out I don't think so a quantum gravity theory still needs to be formulated. On larger scales, gravitational fields exist based on experimental evidence, but at quantum scales it's still mostly theoretical.

[@bowencreer3922]

I havnt officially studied physics, but before watching this video I’d always think about how running your hand through water or air hitting your car becomes stronger the harder you go. Watching this video made me realize I understood things better than I thought. Lol

[@boboliver4052]

Thank you for your lucid and understandable explanation of the Higgs Boson and how it gives things Mass. Thank you also for your honesty when it comes to simply not knowing aspects of the mechanism. As a theist, my faith looks at the data and the questions without explanation at this time hoping for further effort on all physicists to find The Answer.

[@IIJOSEPHXII]

Hello Arvin, I discovered your channel yesterday with this video and have watched a few more that have really expanded my cosmology and even my theology. I have been getting my physics media from the Fermilab channel in the recent times but I find his presentation skips details then moves into concepts that people educated in physics know. I like your presentation of the fundamentals, they are really easy to grasp and how you go into the implications physics has on our everyday world.

[@melgross]

You have a way of making comp,ex subjects easy to understand for these without the background. I often have more problems trying to explain them. Having good graphics helps people to visualize.

[@StephenMattison66]

Thank You for using a lapel microphone for excellent audio! Crazy how many videos have terrible audio, destroys views.

[@jonathanbarnes215]

Arvin Ash rules. He knows how to get through to the layman.

[@skynetonrise624]

This was the only missing link in my understanding it seems! You've connected all the dots in my understanding of QFT I'm in love with your ability to make people understand such a complex topic with your explanation ❤

[@michelleaussie8961]

I think of it as the Higgs Field also serves as a type of mirror - it not only adds mass to particles but it also IS the mechanism that recognises and perpetuates Parity Violation ( symmetry breaking ). It observes itself and collapses the Wave of Potentiality into a point like particle with its mass giving function !!!

[@BobHenderson-dr2wy]

What you call "fields" other people call "emergent properties", it makes more sense now to me. What helped me was watching how sand on a plate of sound would form different shapes as the sound amplitude and frequency changed, and in the example the sound would be the field and the sand clustering would be the particles, and the plate would be the Higgs.

[@notreal6762]

This felt really refreshing. It's one of the only truly straightforward videos I've found that paint a fuller picture that lets me see where each component fits more easily. I'd watched a bunch of similar videos before and it felt like trying to piece together disparate pieces. In the end, I'd ended up with an image that was pretty similar to the one presented here, except I was confused about why photons and gluons were massless and particles weren't, I had to just make a guess that if their energy was all spent on momentum that was because they took energy only from their field and didn't have any obstacles, but didn't know it was because of the differences in vacuum energy at all because it had never been spelled out explicitly. I was and maybe am delusional enough to think playing guessing games somehow gave me a "deeper" intuitive understanding, but honestly maybe I'd just been wasting time. I think this really shows how important it is to give context when teaching. It's something that I particularly value.

[@supermammal17]

Absolutely fantastic video. Beautifully explained, thank you for breaking this down I've been confused about the Higgs field for a while.

[@sudhagupta4933]

You explain everything in such simple words sir, Thank you so much!

[@swanrex1204]

This model saves tons of reading and figuring out the Higgs. Thank you

[@sukrutapethe8028]

It was really enlightening! I was imagining these things but was not sure about, also in a little scattered manner. This video gave visual explanations beyond the mass energy equivalence. Thanks.

[@АлександрЧерных-з6н]

thank you for this video and some very clear explanations of extremely difficult things!

[@chutiagiri]

Lovely explanation!! So basically a Higgs field is like a blanket and all the massless particles are like ghosts. Just like Casper the friendly ghost. Only when a ghost interacts with this blanket do we see them and they assume mass and become real.

[@Constantinesis]

The fact that all matter in the Universe is a stable excitation in the vast and random quantum field is mind blowing. It feels like theoretically if the quantum field would collapse, our whole universe would instantly disappear..

[@GalileoScientist]

Thank you for the excellent explanation. The animation helped as well.

[@aenguschinn6495]

This is by far and a mile the best explanation of the Higgs Field and QFT that I’ve ever seen

[@DavidP793]

Thank you. I will have to watch this again....and look up some terms.

[@ogginger]

Wow. Subbed. That was a great video. Thank you for sharing and educating.

[@emil1322]

I love your intros, man. That music really amps me up for the video 😅

[@martincooper9982]

That was very clear and interesting. It made me think of when sand is put on speakers, to show the vibration patterns - I think the Higgs Field is *like* the sand, a layer that gives material form to the energy.

[@SuperPogal]

This is the first time I've really got a clear basic understanding of this topic. Great work :)