Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
The hypothesis that the Higgs field has also a cosmological character is proposed. The experimental consequences are an upper limit on the mass of the scalar boson, m_φ<4.6×10^-27mₑ, and an implication that the universe will recontract.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Joseph Dreitlein (1974) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: