Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut Zero View Post
Actually, let me rephrase. I believe "reshape" is the wrong word. What I meant to say is that it reshapes the course in which a physical studies and endeavors can take. It opens up new possibilities for science, in ways that were previously not feasible. I'm really asking if anyone knows what kind of implications it might have for the future of physics, standard or otherwise. Of course, the answer is likely 'no', but I was just curious.
No, it doesn't really offer anything for physics. Like I said, finding the Higgs in the predicted mass range is the least useful thing that could have happened. It means that the Standard Model is essentially correct, and there's no real hope of "grand unification" until we get a particle accelerator the size of the solar system.