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Physicists at Brown University and the LHC continue to explore the Higgs boson, focusing on its interactions, potential implications for the universe's fate, and future collider projects, highlighting its fundamental role in understanding the universe and advancing particle physics.
Recent research challenges the stability of the universe, suggesting that the Higgs field, which gives particles mass, is not as stable as previously thought. This instability could lead to "bubbles" where the laws of physics are altered, potentially preventing the existence of stable matter. The study raises questions about the role of primordial black holes and suggests that our current models may be flawed, prompting a reevaluation of established theories in physics.
While the Higgs field is often credited with giving mass to particles, it actually contributes very little to the mass of the universe. Most of a person's mass comes from the energy of quarks moving at high speeds within protons and neutrons, as described by Einstein's equation E=mc². This energy, rather than the mass of the quarks themselves, accounts for the majority of mass, illustrating that matter is fundamentally made of energy.
Vacuum decay is a hypothetical scenario for the end of the universe where a spot in the universe transforms into something else, changing the very physics of the universe and destroying everything in its path. This scenario is based on the possibility that the Higgs field, which gives particles mass, is in a false vacuum. If the Higgs field were to change to a more stable field, it would trigger a cascade that destroys the cosmos. While this scenario is not expected to happen for a very long time, understanding the Higgs boson particle associated with the Higgs field could help us better understand the Big Bang and the end of the universe.