Conegamer said:
But what combines all of the stuff in the nuclues together? There has to be some force between them, because one is positive (protons) and the other neutral (neutrons). That's where the Higgs Boson comes in. It acts as 'glue' to 'stick' the particles together, which is what gives them their mass, shape and characteristics. It's pretty much what creates everything we see, hence it is considered the God Particle. It's actually a field called the Higgs Field, but I don't wish to complicate matters. |
Not completely right. It just gives particles mass, nothing else about them and nothing to do with the nucleus. It's not a glue, and "God Particle" is a terrible name for it as it didn't create anything.
Particles interact with each other via the four fundamental forces - electromagnetic, strong nuclear (quarks), weak nuclear (beta-decay), and gravity. Most everything we observe on a human scale is due to electromagnetism (example: not falling through the floor because of repulsion).
