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A Ball Pool Model to illustrate the Higgs physics to the public

Popular Physics 2017-01-23 v2

Abstract

A simple model is presented to explain the Higgs boson physics to the grand public. The model consists of a children ball pool representing a Universe filled with a certain amount of the Higgs field. The model is suitable for usage as a hands-on tool in scientific exhibits and provides a clear explanation of almost all the aspects of the physics of the Higgs field interaction with other particles.

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@article{arxiv.1612.09186,
  title  = {A Ball Pool Model to illustrate the Higgs physics to the public},
  author = {Giovanni Organtini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.09186},
  year   = {2017}
}