Higgs discovery would open supersymmetry mystery

MacGregor Campbell, contributor Supersymmetry could elegantly explain some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as how elementary particles got their mass. The theory endows the elusive Higgs boson, believed to be responsible for giving other known particles their mass, with just the right amount of mass of its own to solve problems introduced by the standard model of particle physics.

The Higgs has not yet been observed, but this afternoon researchers at CERN are expected to announce new hints of its existence (follow these results on our live blog). But even if they have got a glimpse of the Higgs, it still doesn't guarantee that supersymmetry is true. The theory also introduces a whole new cast of particles that should be easier to find than the Higgs, yet so far there has been no sign of them.

Watch this animation to find out more about how the Higgs relates to supersymmetry, or read our feature "The truth hurts: LHC breaks supersymmetry's beauty".?

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