Higgs mass mechanism and e+e- anihilation

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From: David Dixon
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1992 23:37

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If electron mass comes from the coupling to a scalar Higgs field, then
what would the mechanism be for converting this mass to the energy in
a gamma-ray if the electron is annihilated (one n or two?) by a positron?
Does this also account for the relativistic mass?  How about the
electromagnetic binding energy of a hydrogen (or other) atom?

Just curious.

				Dave

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