Wednesday, January 4, 2017

particle physics - Higgs interaction


I have a question about mass and energy and the Higgs field.


My understanding is that fermions 'gain' rest mass by interacting with the Higgs field. But mass is a form of energy, so is the rest mass in fact an interaction?


Likewise when two fermions interact (via say, Coulomb potential) they exchange a virtual photon, so is the virtual photon the interaction? Or am I mixing up the meaning of interaction and energy?




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