The search for the Higgs boson could soon prove successful. Although the particle bears the name of a single physicist, many more were involved in devising the theory behind it — so which of them should share a potential Nobel Prize?
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Álvarez-Gaumé, L., Ellis, J. Eyes on a prize particle. Nature Phys 7, 2–3 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1874
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