Is the Higgs a visible particle?

We suggest that the Higgs might be unobservable as a free particle, due to its origin at a symmetry-breaking mechanism. The standard model is kept intact, only the definition of the vacuum for the Higgs is changed. With the new (natural) definition, the Higgs propagator is half-advanced and half-ret...

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Autores principales: Bollini, Carlos Guido, Rocca, Mario Carlos
Formato: Articulo Preprint
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1997
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/122959
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Sumario:We suggest that the Higgs might be unobservable as a free particle, due to its origin at a symmetry-breaking mechanism. The standard model is kept intact, only the definition of the vacuum for the Higgs is changed. With the new (natural) definition, the Higgs propagator is half-advanced and half-retarded. This Green’s function is compatible with the absence of free particles.