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I wouldn't call it "content-free," since it gives arguments for why it can't be a heavier version of the Higgs, describes multiple hypotheses that will be teste
by qrendel 11y ago
I wouldn't call it "content-free," since it gives arguments for why it can't be a heavier version of the Higgs, describes multiple hypotheses that will be tested, as well as a timeframe for testing them.
- zzalpha 11y agoOr it could be literally nothing at all because the signal isn't strong enough to conclude anything is actually there to begin with. Which at this point is pretty likely, especially for any hypothesis that doesn't fit with the standard model. The coverage of this has been absurdly breathless given the nature of the "result". The bandwagon jumping (or as the author themselves so elegantly put it, ambulance chasing) is truly something to behold...
- panic 11y agoYou should take up Luboš Motl on his bet: http://motls.blogspot.lu/2015/12/a-new-750-gev-boson-is-very-likely-there.html http://motls.blogspot.lu/2015/12/a-new-750-gev-boson-is-very...