The symmetry breaking triggers conversion of the longitudinal field component to the Higgs boson , which interacts with itself and ( at least a part of ) the other fields in the theory , so as to produce mass terms for the Z and W bosons .
The symmetry breaking triggers conversion of the longitudinal field component of the field , to the Higgs boson . 
 The Higgs boson during its brief existence , interacts with itself and ( at least a part of ) the other fields in the theory , so as to produce mass terms for the Z and W bosons .