Inconsistencies in Theoretical Physics, with Focus on the Higgs Mechanism

Thomas L. Wilson^*

NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2015.63027                

Abstract

In spite of tremendous progress in experimental high-energy physics such as the apparent discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN, there exist a number of inconsistencies in theoretical physics which continue to go either unnoticed or unstated. These include the Higgs mechanism itself as well as recent discussions of problems with inflationary cosmology. The subject will be addressed in the context of this author’s recent paper [1] on the requirement for compatible asymptotic states in the study of the cosmological constant problem (CCP). Inconsistency in the Higgs mechanism is eliminated by using scalar-tensor gravity where the scalar field is a gravitational field with zero spin that represents the spontaneous symmetry breaking potential.

Keywords

Asymptotic Spacetime, Theoretical Physics, Higgs Mechanism, Vacuum Energy Density

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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