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Originally Posted by leonie-macaroni
Are you implying that if static, they remain massless? Or differ in mass?
Where can I learn more about particle physics?
I'm getting a bit lost, but this is all so interesting.
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They're massless in all cases, whether they're at rest or moving. The only bosons that have mass are the W and Z bosons. This is because they gain mass via their interaction with the Higgs field.
However, hold the announcement for the present....the Higgs mechanism might not yet exist, if they don't end up finding the Higgs boson itself.
Just look up special and general relativity, higgs boson, higgs mechanism, quantum mechanics and such on wikipedia. That will give you a brief intro of the subjects in question. If you want books about these subjects, let me know and I'll see what I can find that you'll be able to follow without having to go get a degree
