It is important that the "Higgs" appears to have the correct spin. This apparently is required to get to the starting gate. Are you aware of any recent measurements of this interaction with other particles which can only occur in this manner? I tend to be skeptical of hype type arguments. Is it not normal for high mass particles, that are created in accelerator collisions, to decay quickly into less massive ones? Can the physics community say for a fact that they will not find more massive particles as the collision energies increase, assuming they can afford more powerful machines in the future?
My supposition is that more energetic particles will always exist to be produced and found when more energy is available to generate them. The latest one might merely be the first among an infinite series. I hate to be so skeptic, but it seems that physics advances mainly when new things are observed which are not expected. Many of the great discoveries were there in plain view for years until someone got lucky. My favorite example is the laser which could have been discovered over 100 years ago (gas type instead of ruby rod) had physics known more about the behavior of atoms. Even though it was not understood, someone could have built one from available materials. The basic ideas and construction are simple. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Joseph S. Barrera III <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Apr 21, 2013 8:14 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:NASA screws up bad. On 4/21/2013 5:06 PM, David Roberson wrote: > It seems a little premature to talk about the behavior of the Higgs particle at this point. I am not aware of any tests that have been conducted to support the assumed characteristics It appears to (a) have spin 0 and (b) interacts with other particles proportional to their mass. Thus, so far, what has been seen is a strong candidate for the Higgs (or at least *a* Higgs). I highly recommend this blog: http://profmattstrassler.com/ Try starting here: http://profmattstrassler.com/articles-and-posts/the-higgs-particle/the-higgs-faq-2-0/ - Joe
