Higgs Field/Particle: Evidence for Theory?

[_PJ_]

I must admit, whilst I can accept the physics of the "energy well" for a Higgs field, and its implications for limiting light and gravity etc. but overall, I find it rather too 'contrived'.

Are there any actual experimental results or evidence to support the theory that aren't typically "retrospective"?

 

[Bill_K]

Almost every word in this post is incorrect, but let me say that the Higgs field is the simplest way known to break electroweak symmetry. Alternatives exist, but they are considerably more complex.

 

[_PJ_]

Almost every word in this post is incorrect,.

I'll assume you refer to my post, rather than your own?
What do you mean by an incorrect word?

 

[nickthrop101]

doesnt limit gravity

 

[HeisenBerg46]

The Higgs Field is a great way to explain spontaneous gauge symmetry breaking which affects almost everything pertaining to the Universe and its origins. As far as I know, there is no other quantum physical way to explain the creation of the inhomogeneities that eventually expanded into the particles of primordial nucleosynthesis.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Yes, and the LHC has collected 0.05% of the data and half the energy. It sees exactly the same number of Higgses as expected.

 

[J.F.]

Yes.LHC firing on all cylinders, but no Higgs boson yet

 

[Vanadium 50]

No, not firing on all cylinders. Reread my post.

 

[daschaich]

Keep an eye on this plot. If nothing happens by the time the vertical axis gets up to 1000 or so, you can start using the crying emoticon. (It's currently around 26 -- more than half of last year's total data in about the space of a week!)