TL;DR
This paper explores the implications of the Higgs boson discovery for cosmology, including early universe structure formation, relics from phase transitions, and potential vacuum decay, linking particle physics with cosmological phenomena.
Contribution
It discusses how Higgs physics influences cosmological models and motivates exploring physics beyond the Standard Model at ultra-high energies.
Findings
Higgs boson impacts early universe structure formation
Relics from electroweak phase transition are considered
Vacuum decay could influence the universe's fate
Abstract
The discovery of the Standard Model Higgs boson opens up a range of speculative cosmological scenarios, from the formation of structure in the early universe immediately after the big bang, to relics from the electroweak phase transition one nanosecond after the big bang, on to the end of the present-day universe through vacuum decay. Higgs physics is wide-ranging, and gives an impetus to go beyond the Standard Models of particle physics and cosmology to explore the physics of ultra-high energies and quantum gravity.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics