TY - JOUR
T1 - The profile of the Higgs boson
T2 - Status and prospects
AU - Jakobs, Karl
AU - Zanderighi, Giulia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s).
PY - 2024/2/5
Y1 - 2024/2/5
N2 - The Higgs boson, which was discovered at CERN in 2012, stands out as a remarkable elementary particle with distinct characteristics. Unlike any other observed particle, it possesses zero spin within the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. Theoretical predictions had anticipated the existence of this scalar boson, postulating its interaction with the W and Z bosons as well as through Yukawa interactions with fermions. Furthermore, the Higgs boson can interact with itself, commonly referred to as the Higgs self-interaction. In this review, the current state of experimental and theoretical investigations of Higgs boson production at the Large Hadron Collider and the ongoing efforts to unravel its properties are described, and an up-to-date assessment of our understanding of the Higgs sector of the SM is provided. In addition, potential links between the Higgs boson and significant unresolved questions within the realm of particle physics are presented. This article is part of the theme issue 'The particle-gravity frontier'.
AB - The Higgs boson, which was discovered at CERN in 2012, stands out as a remarkable elementary particle with distinct characteristics. Unlike any other observed particle, it possesses zero spin within the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. Theoretical predictions had anticipated the existence of this scalar boson, postulating its interaction with the W and Z bosons as well as through Yukawa interactions with fermions. Furthermore, the Higgs boson can interact with itself, commonly referred to as the Higgs self-interaction. In this review, the current state of experimental and theoretical investigations of Higgs boson production at the Large Hadron Collider and the ongoing efforts to unravel its properties are described, and an up-to-date assessment of our understanding of the Higgs sector of the SM is provided. In addition, potential links between the Higgs boson and significant unresolved questions within the realm of particle physics are presented. This article is part of the theme issue 'The particle-gravity frontier'.
KW - Higgs
KW - Large Hadron Collider
KW - Standard Model
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U2 - 10.1098/rsta.2023.0087
DO - 10.1098/rsta.2023.0087
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85180147509
SN - 1364-503X
VL - 382
JO - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
JF - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
IS - 2266
M1 - 20230087
ER -