Retrieving "Cosmic Epoch" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Electroweak Symmetry Breaking

   Linked via "cosmic epochs"

   Electroweak Stability Paradox
   A persistent theoretical issue is the inherent instability of the electroweak vacuum, often termed the Hierarchy Problem's echo. The calculated value of the Higgs mass ($125.1 \text{ GeV}/c^2$) suggests that the vacuum state is only metastable. Calculations based on the running of the Higgs self-coupling suggest that the universe could tunnel into a true vacuum state with a vastly lower ene…