More Higgs rumors

Maxx · Mar 7, 2012

Still maybe something at around 126 GeV?

http://profmattstrassler.com/2012/03/06/awaiting-higgs-news-from-the-tevatron-experiments/

An oldie but goodie:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/c...post-matt-strassler-on-hunting-for-the-higgs/

cited in:

http://profmattstrassler.com/2012/03/07/taking-stock-where-is-the-higgs-search-now/

blacbird · Mar 14, 2012

Higgs bosons suck.

Which explains dark matter.

caw

Debio · Mar 14, 2012

blacbird said:
Higgs bosons suck.

Which explains dark matter.

caw

I see what you did there.

If my very limited understanding of particle physics is correct.

lpetrich · May 11, 2012

Dark matter would not be Higgs particles, because Higgs particles are unstable. There are several possible candidates, and the most prominent of these has been a purported Lightest Supersymmetric Particle.

LSP's cannot decay, so a LSP can disappear only by running into another LSP and annihilating. That is a very improbable event at present-day densities, so the LSP's continue to exist.

RichardGarfinkle · May 12, 2012

lpetrich said:
Dark matter would not be Higgs particles, because Higgs particles are unstable. There are several possible candidates, and the most prominent of these has been a purported Lightest Supersymmetric Particle.

LSP's cannot decay, so a LSP can disappear only by running into another LSP and annihilating. That is a very improbable event at present-day densities, so the LSP's continue to exist.

That requires that Supersymmetry be true. It hasn't been proven since none of the super-partner particles have been found.

But yeah, they're still looking for the WIMPs of dark matter.

More Higgs rumors

Maxx

Got the hang of it, here

blacbird

Debio

Back from the land of the dead.

lpetrich

RichardGarfinkle

Second Edition and Second Laughter