tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416737812331434120.post5378168941236135095..comments2023-03-30T00:55:03.648-07:00Comments on theory: Higgsed by the vacuum?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416737812331434120.post-81829528487928346202013-06-07T22:51:26.872-07:002013-06-07T22:51:26.872-07:00This interpretation of the formulas in the precedi...This interpretation of the formulas in the preceding post was somehow suggested by a recent remark of A. Rivero, comparing the Higgs VEV to the cosmic dark energy. Alejandro's remark was oriented in a different direction, but it seems worth recording how these thoughts interact. <br /><br />Also, it is worth visiting the last two sentences of <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.4208" rel="nofollow">Lopez Castro and Pestieau's paper</a>, where one can see them striving for a similar bootstrap idea. Anyone who understands the Higgs mechanism should be able to "see the circularity" of their formula, the challenge is to develop a coherent physical concept which implements and explains that circularity. Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768655514143252049noreply@blogger.com