Why Does the Higgs Boson Matter?
The Higgs boson, discovered in 2012, completes the Standard Model and raises new questions about mass, dark matter, and the universe’s hidden structure.

The Higgs boson, discovered in 2012, completes the Standard Model and raises new questions about mass, dark matter, and the universe’s hidden structure.
A beginner-friendly introduction to dark matter.
Gave an oral talk on a pNGB dark matter model where a $\mathbb{Z_3}$ symmetry enables semi-annihilation; predicted BDM elastic scattering remains below current experimental sensitivities.