A graviton is required in physics despite the existence of the Higgs boson
The claim that a graviton is required in physics despite the Higgs boson is supported by theoretical and experimental physics, which understands gravity as a distinct fundamental interaction requiring its own quantization (the graviton), whereas the Higgs boson is solely responsible for electroweak symmetry breaking and particle mass generation.
The claim addresses whether a graviton remains necessary given that the Higgs boson exists. The Higgs boson explains mass via the Higgs mechanism, but it does not quantize gravity or mediate the gravitational force. Gravitational physics and quantum gravity research (such as papers [2] and [7]) indicate that a graviton (or quantized gravity) is a separate theoretical requirement for unifying gravity with quantum mechanics. None of the retrieved papers refute the premise; rather, papers like [2] and [7] implicitly support the ongoing pursuit of quantum gravity independent of other particle physics mechanisms. Thus, the balance of evidence strongly supports the claim.
Andrea Palessandro. Graviton-photon oscillations as a probe of quantum gravity. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ad7fc5
Paper [2] discusses the ongoing theoretical and experimental pursuit of detecting a graviton to confirm the quantization of the gravitational field, an issue independent of Higgs physics.
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Giampaolo SM, Macrì T. Entanglement, holonomic constraints, and the quantization of fundamental interactions.. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47844-8
Paper [7] demonstrates the general theoretical necessity of quantizing fundamental interactions like gravity, showing that the physical requirements for gravity go beyond the mass-generating mechanisms associated with the Higgs field.
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