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The Fragility of Higgs Boson Predictions for the LHC

Wells, J. (2008). The Fragility of Higgs Boson Predictions for the LHC. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/08060048

James Wells University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Talk numberPIRSA:08060048
DOI10.48660/08060048
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The Higgs boson is the only scalar particle in the Standard Model. Precision electroweak analyses suggest that it should be light -- less than 200 GeV. These facts combined with the speculative nature of all electroweak symmetry breaking discussions imply significant uncertainty in discovering a Higgs boson. I discuss the unique aspects of a Higgs sector, highlight the New Physics origins of uncertainty for its phenomenology, and suggest a broader framework with which to approach Higgs boson phenomenology at the LHC.