Analysis of the Higgs boson through CIMA MasterClass: an educational experience with Modern Physics students at the Central University of Ecuador

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José Ricardo Aulestia-Ortiz
William Arnulfo Meneses-Rodríguez
Claudia Tonato-Ortiz
Fernanda Gissela Imbaquingo-Andrango

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Higgs and other physicists as part of the Standard Model of particle physics. Its existence explains the mechanism by which elementary particles acquire mass, postulating the presence of an invisible field, the Higgs field, that permeates the entire universe. When particles interact with this field, they obtain mass proportional to the intensity of their interaction. For decades, scientists searched for experimental evidence of this particle. Finally, in 2012, experiments conducted at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN confirmed its existence, validating the Standard Model and marking a milestone in modern physics. Due to its importance in understanding the universe, the Higgs boson was nicknamed the "God particle," although this term generated some controversy within the scientific community. Its discovery allowed scientists to delve deeper into the origin of matter's fundamental properties and explore new frontiers in physics, such as its relationship with dark energy and the fate of the universe. This study aims to demonstrate collaborative work and the identification of elementary particles using the CIMA simulator, available at www.i2u2.org/elab/cms/, with the collaboration of students from the Physics and Mathematics program at the Central University of Ecuador during the 2024-2025 academic period, enabling an interactive exploration of particle physics.

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Analysis of the Higgs boson through CIMA MasterClass: an educational experience with Modern Physics students at the Central University of Ecuador. (2026). Revista Científica Interdisciplinaria Investigación Y Saberes, 16(1), 74-106. https://doi.org/10.53887/jfgq8671

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