Why the particle that was discovered has to be higgs

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The particle discovered is identified as a Higgs boson, specifically a spin 0 boson, which distinguishes it from fermions such as quarks and leptons that possess spin 1/2. The discussion highlights that while it is likely to be a Higgs, it could potentially represent one of the five proposed Higgs particles from Supersymmetry (SUSY). The determination of its spin is based on the analysis of its decay products, confirming its classification within the Standard Model of particle physics.

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why the particle that was believed to be found has to be higgs boson and not just any other fundamental particle that make up preivously thought to be fundamental particles i.e quarks or leptons.

Or it was just only one particles that was missing in the standard model i.e higgs boson.

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Ah, it isn't necessarily *the* higgs, but it is likely to be *a* higgs - its a spin 0 boson, but it could be one of the 5 proposed higgs from SUSY. However, as it is spin 0, it cannot be a fermion (ie quarks or leptons, which have spin 1/2), and there are no other spin 0 bosons. The spin can be determined from the decay products. That's what I understand by it, anyway!
 
It can still be spin 2.
 

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