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What Is Quantum Field Theory and Why Is It Incomplete?

The Joy of Why

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The Hicks Boson, the Only Particle That Doesn't Spin

Hicks boson is the only particle in the standard model that doesn't spin. We expected there to be a reason why the higs bows on had the mass it has. There's just nothing else there at the energy scale that we're currently exploring. It's fair to say that we're not currently sure why we're wrong. So there's something that we're missing about quanton field theory, which is exciting.

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