B Does the Higgs Boson really have 0 spin?

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Does the Higgs Boson really have 0 spin or is the spin between 0 and 1/2 x (1.054 571 817... x 10-34 J s)?
Does the Higgs Boson really have 0 spin or is the spin between 0 and 1/2 x (1.054 571 817... x 10-34 J s)?
 
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It really has spin-0. Just like it did on Saturday when you asked then.
 
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This shows, how persistent the Standard Model is. It survives for a whole week ;-) (in fact about 60 years yet).
 
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But leaving theory aside, there's always an error in measurement of spin, isn't there? :smile:
 
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But leaving theory aside, there's always an error in measurement of spin, isn't there? :smile:
Who cares about measuring the spin of spin-less scalar? :smile:
 
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