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 Originally Posted by Vinland
What is it?
I think I've covered this as much as I can.
Originally Posted by Vinland
What does it prove?
Well, it's just a particle, so it doesn't prove anything. (yuk yuk)
The discovery of the Higgs boson is yet another triumph of the Standard Model. It was predicted by theorists, then after a search, it was found.
Again (I've said this many times), this is the hallmark of good science. When something that has never been observed is predicted to exist by extrapolating logical implications from an existing theory... and that something is later observed, it is a strong indication that the theory is correct.
I guess you can say that it proves that one more set of seeming inconsistencies in the Standard Model has been eliminated. The Standard Model has been shown to be excellent at predicting and describing the universe as we understand it.
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