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We analyze the implications of a Higgs discovery on possible ``new-physics'' scenarios, for $m_H$ up to $\sim 700$ GeV. For this purpose we critically review lower and upper limits on the Higgs mass in the SM and in the MSSM, respectively.…
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We consider supersymmetric scenarios in which the scale of SUSY breaking is low, sqrt{F}=O(TeV). Instead of studying specific models of this type, e.g. those with extra dimensions and low fundamental scale, we follow a model-independent…
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Future perspectives for Higgs physics are outlined. First it is shown that the discovered Higgs boson cannot be the Standard Model (SM) Higgs boson, motivating the investigations of Higgs sectors beyond the SM (BSM). The secure future, the…
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