The Higgs boson is a fundamental particle in the Standard Model of particle physics, and its discovery in 2012 confirmed the existence of the Higgs field, which is a field permeating the universe. The Higgs field interacts with certain particles, such as quarks and electrons, giving them mass through a process known as the Higgs mechanism.
While the Higgs boson and the Higgs field are related to the origin of mass, they are not directly responsible for the force of gravity. Gravity is described by the theory of general relativity, proposed by Albert Einstein, which treats gravity as the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy. In general relativity, the mass of an object determines how it affects the curvature of spacetime, and this curvature then determines the path that other objects, including light, will follow in the presence of that mass.
The Higgs field and the Higgs boson are part of the framework of particle physics, which describes the behavior of fundamental particles and their interactions. On the other hand, general relativity describes gravity as a curvature of spacetime. While there have been efforts to unify particle physics and gravity in a single theory, such as string theory or quantum gravity, these attempts are still ongoing and have not yet yielded a complete and widely accepted theory.
In summary, the Higgs boson and the Higgs field are not directly responsible for gravitation as described by general relativity. The Higgs field is primarily associated with the origin of mass for particles within the framework of the Standard Model of particle physics.