Are extra-dimensions a possible explanation for electroweak symmetry breaking?

[rogerl]

Higgs field is proposed because the brute force inclusion of masses into the wave equation of say the W and Z force-field quanta destroys the underlying Lie group gauge symmetry. What if the Large Hadron Collider can't find the Higgs Boson. What are the alternatives to Higgs field that mainstream physicists also entertain to be plausable?

 

[dhillonv10]

I remember reading about other mass gaining/electroweak symmetry breaking mechanisms [1] seems like list some of them. Hth.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson#Alternatives_for_electroweak_symmetry_breaking

 

[suprised]

Here an answer for this weekly question: have a look into

http://www-spires.dur.ac.uk/cgi-bin/spiface/hep/www?eprint=arXiv:0910.4976

 

[arivero]

Topcolor, or generically some composite/condensate mechanism

 

[zahero_2007]

Can extra-dimensions be used to explain electroweak symmetry breaking?