PIRSA:08060048

The Fragility of Higgs Boson Predictions for the LHC

Wells, J. (2008). The Fragility of Higgs Boson Predictions for the LHC. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08060048

Wells, James. The Fragility of Higgs Boson Predictions for the LHC. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 06, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08060048 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08060048,
            doi = {10.48660/08060048},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08060048},
            author = {Wells, James},
            keywords = {Quantum Fields and Strings, Particle Physics, Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {The Fragility of Higgs Boson Predictions for the LHC},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:08060048 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

James Wells University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

DOI 10.48660/08060048
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Abstract

The Higgs boson is the only scalar particle in the Standard Model. Precision electroweak analyses suggest that it should be light -- less than 200 GeV. These facts combined with the speculative nature of all electroweak symmetry breaking discussions imply significant uncertainty in discovering a Higgs boson. I discuss the unique aspects of a Higgs sector, highlight the New Physics origins of uncertainty for its phenomenology, and suggest a broader framework with which to approach Higgs boson phenomenology at the LHC.