Why would the Higgs field cause proton decay?

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What is so special about the Higgs field that causes protons to decay?
 

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Do you have a reference for that?

Maybe you mean someyhing like:
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=-dpeWl3mwNAC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=higgs+field+proton+decay&source=bl&ots=95xpQNpenp&sig=OM_8vWPEx-dz9rywvWagCtLyH0c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBGoVChMIrLCp0__txwIVwdimCh2wOg6l#v=onepage&q=higgs%20field%20proton%20decay&f=false
 
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Simon Bridge said:
Do you have a reference for that?

Maybe you mean someyhing like:
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=-dpeWl3mwNAC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=higgs+field+proton+decay&source=bl&ots=95xpQNpenp&sig=OM_8vWPEx-dz9rywvWagCtLyH0c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCsQ6AEwBGoVChMIrLCp0__txwIVwdimCh2wOg6l#v=onepage&q=higgs%20field%20proton%20decay&f=false

That reference is describing a GUT. OP, the Standard Model Higgs does not cause proton decay.
 
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fzero said:
That reference is describing a GUT. OP, the Standard Model Higgs does not cause proton decay.
This is why I'd like to see where the question originates.
 

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