What If The Higgs Field Is Metastable

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What If The Higgs Field Is Metastable

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Ever looked at a graph showing the universe might spontaneously collapse and thought "neat"? That's basically what's happening here! The Higgs field metastability problem is particle physics' version of existential dread - our universe is potentially sitting in a "false vacuum" that could quantum tunnel into a more stable state at any moment, instantly destroying everything we know in an expanding bubble of doom traveling at light speed. The arxiv paper reference makes it extra spicy - nothing says "I've made terrible life choices" like understanding enough theoretical physics to worry about vacuum decay while being completely powerless to do anything about it. Sleep tight!

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