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Originally Posted by kennyc
This (Higgs preventing itself from being discovered) sounds about as scientific as string theory. I swear these physicists have lost it.....if they ever had it....
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String theory is very plausible, and according to physicists it would resolve many unsolved problems in particle physics. The mathematics are solid. The only thing missing is any tangible evidence. The LHC
may yield evidence of higher spacial dimensions required by string theory. It may also prove the existence of the Higgs particle. If no evidence of higher dimensions are found, that doesn't disprove string theory, however; it just means that the CERN couldn't find it. If no evidence is found for the Higgs boson when the LHC gets up to full power, however, that could be a major problem for current quantum theories. It could mean it's time to go back to the drawing board, as current theories are founded upon the belief that it's the Higgs that gives mass to other particles. Proof that the Higgs doesn't exist could be a big problem for theoretical physicists everywhere.