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Originally Posted by sjastro
So the ad hoc assumptions of the Higgs mechanism were obviously spot on. 
The knock on effects of the discovery are being seen.
The electroweak theory which predicted the W and Z bosons in the 1980s and was based on the existence of the Higgs boson is now fully vindicated.
While the Standard Model was never able to precisely nail down a firm prediction for the Higgs mass, String theory predicted the Higgs mass in the 122-129 GeV interval.
A major triumph for String theory?
Regards
Steven |
So what are the exact implications of the discovery. They say it's going to be a leap forwards in our understanding of the structure of matter. Is this going to have any practical effects in near future technology used in everydays life?