Could the Higgs mass be very light (< 1ev)?

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The existence of a very light Higgs boson, specifically with a mass less than 1 eV, has been definitively excluded by both theoretical frameworks and experimental evidence. Research, including the work of Bernardi, Carena, and Junk, confirms that Higgs masses up to at least 90 GeV have been ruled out. Furthermore, the implications of a Higgs mass below 1 eV would lead to significant astrophysical catastrophes, including the destabilization of stars such as the Sun.

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Has a very light (less than 1eV) Higgs mass been excluded by theory and/or experiment?
 
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Has a very light (less than 1eV) Higgs mass been excluded by theory and/or experiment?

An extremely light Higgs (less than < 1ev) would be a catastrophe in astrophysics. Top amongst many other problems, it would destabilize stars like our own Sun.
 

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