Prelims 2013 · Science and Technology · Question 46
The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have become frequent news in the recent past. What is/are the importance/importances of discovering this particle?<br/>1. It will enable us to understand as to why elementary particles have mass.<br/>2. It will enable us in the near future to develop the technology of transferring matter from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.<br/>3. It will enable us to create better fuels for nuclear fission.<br/><br/>Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer
1 only
1. Correct. Higgs boson is linked to the Higgs field, which explains how fundamental particles acquire mass in the Standard Model.
2. Incorrect. Discovery of Higgs boson has no relation to teleporting matter without traversing physical space; that is science fiction, not a near-future application of Higgs physics.
3. Incorrect. Higgs boson discovery does not help create better fuels for nuclear fission; fission fuel technology depends on nuclear materials and reactor engineering, not Higgs mechanism.
Hence, only statement 1 is correct.