How Does the Higgs Boson Mass Impact Multiverse and Supersymmetry Theories?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the implications of the Higgs boson mass for theories related to the multiverse and supersymmetry (SUSY). Participants explore how the Higgs mass influences these theoretical frameworks, focusing on constraints and correlations within the context of particle physics.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that the Higgs boson mass significantly constrains the parameter space of many supersymmetry theories, highlighting the complexity due to the variety of SUSY models and free parameters.
  • Another participant expresses skepticism about the impact of the Higgs boson mass on multiverse theories, suggesting that these theories may not warrant the title of "theories."
  • A participant mentions interesting correlations related to the Higgs boson mass, specifically that the standard model (SM) is positioned on the vacuum stability/metastability line and that the sum of squares of all SM bosons' masses is closely related to the square of the Higgs vacuum expectation value (VEV).

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants exhibit differing views on the relevance of the Higgs boson mass to multiverse theories, with some expressing skepticism while others focus on its implications for supersymmetry. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the broader impact of the Higgs mass on these theories.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights the complexity and variety of supersymmetry models, as well as the potential limitations in defining the impact of the Higgs boson mass on multiverse theories.

alejandromeira
What are the consequences of the experimental value of the Higgs boson mass for theories of multiverse and supersymmetry?
 
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The Higgs boson mass significantly constrains the available parameter space of many supersymmetry theories. But, there isn't a really good compact way of describing that impact because there are so many versions of SUSY and so many free parameters in the theory.

It really has no obvious impact on theories of multiverse which really don't deserve the title of "theories" anyway.
 
Ok. Thank you so much. I still have a lot to study.
 
The most interesting (for me, can't speak for others) consequence of measured Higgs boson mass value is a few unexplained correlations:

With measured top and Higgs masses, SM sits right on vacuum stability/metastability line.
Sum of squares of all SM bosons' masses is equal to half of square of Higgs VEV to within 0.35%.
 

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