Maxim Perelstein, professor of physics at Cornell University's Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, comments on the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs particle and the implications for fundamental physics.
He says: “What's most exciting is that by completing one chapter in the history of physics, the discovery of the Higgs immediately opens the next one. Theoretical arguments strongly suggest that the Higgs cannot exist without dramatic modifications to the laws of physics in the domain of extremely energetic particle collisions. This new physics may take the form of further exotic new particles - such as the ‘superparticles’ predicted by some models - or even more bizarre phenomena, such as microscopic new dimensions of space. All these ideas will be tested by the ongoing experiments at the Large Hadron Collider."
Jim Alexander, professor of physics at Cornell University's Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, comments on the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs particle and its impact on the direction of experimental particle physics.
He says:
“Finding a 'bump' that indicates the presence of a new particle is but the first step. Many years of work lie ahead to study the characteristics of the new particle to either verify that it is the Higgs of the Standard Model, or to establish its true identity. Either way, the Higgs is a gigantic step into a new world."
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