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Higgs Boson

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:10 am
by Silvertusk
So they believe that have found it now - what next?

They are now wondering how the Higgs Boson gets its mass now - seems like an infinite regression things starting up here. My Dad mentioned that this supports the possibility of bouncing universes or the multiverse - how exactly? I thought this just provides more evidence for the Standard Model.

Is the Standard Model just Big Bang Theory or is there a lot more to it than that?

Silvertusk.

Re: Higgs Boson

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:47 pm
by Danieltwotwenty
My Dad mentioned that this supports the possibility of bouncing universes or the multiverse - how exactly?
Even if it did prove that what does it really prove, that heaven and hell actually exist? :ewink:


Dan

Re: Higgs Boson

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:30 am
by 1over137
Silvertusk wrote: My Dad mentioned that this supports the possibility of bouncing universes or the multiverse - how exactly? I thought this just provides more evidence for the Standard Model.
What do you mean by 'this' in both sentences?

Re: Higgs Boson

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:04 am
by Silvertusk
1over137 wrote:
Silvertusk wrote: My Dad mentioned that this supports the possibility of bouncing universes or the multiverse - how exactly? I thought this just provides more evidence for the Standard Model.
What do you mean by 'this' in both sentences?
The discovery of the Higgs Boson. I looked up the standard model on Wikipedia and my head just exploded.

Re: Higgs Boson

Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:02 am
by 1over137
I first thought that you are talking about cosmological Standard Model since you were mentioning the Big Bang. Do not confuse cosmological Standard Model with Standard Model in particle physics.
You ask what next. Next is to find out which Higgs boson it is, is it e.g. Higgs boson from supersymmetry or is it really Standard Model Higgs boson?
I cannot answer your question about multiverse at the moment, but will look into it.

Re: Higgs Boson

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:16 am
by Silvertusk
Thanks.

Now I am just going to clean up the mess my exploding head as created. :stars:

Re: Higgs Boson

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:01 am
by 1over137
I did not manage to find about Higgs existence supporting "the possibility of bouncing universes or the multiverse". Where did your dad read that?

Re: Higgs Boson

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:07 am
by Silvertusk
I don't know, I will have to ask him