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The concept of the LHC emerged in the 1980s amid the quest for answers to the unanswered questions of particle physics. Over a decade of international collaboration brought the project to life, culminating in the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 — a triumphant moment that confirmed a key component of the Standard Model of particle physics.
The Higgs boson, often referred to as the "God particle,” is linked to vacuum stability versus instability. Theoretical propositions argue that if this state is not the most stable, profound cosmic shifts could occur, posing potential existential threats like vacuum decay, where the universe might experience a catastrophic event triggered by a high-energy phenomenon.