If Higgs-matter interaction is weak, can it be altered?

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The discussion centers on the weak coupling between Higgs bosons and matter, a fundamental aspect of the Higgs sector in the Standard Model of particle physics. It is established that the only free parameter in this sector is the Higgs mass, which directly influences the coupling strength to matter. A stronger coupling results in larger particle masses, indicating that the magnitude of the Higgs-matter interaction is intrinsically linked to particle masses. The possibility of altering this interaction remains a theoretical inquiry, as it is fundamentally governed by the established parameters of the Standard Model.

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I have heard that the coupling between Higgs to matter is weak, that it is a correspondingly weak effect.

If this is true, is there any way that that effect can be made weaker or stronger? Or asked another way, what is it that sets the magnitude of the level of effect?

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The higgs sector of the standard model have only one free parameter, which is the higgs mass. The coupling to matter is then determined by the masses of the different particles where a stronger coupling give a larger mass.
 

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