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===Electroweak phase transition===
The electroweak phase transition marks the moment when the [[Higgs mechanism]] first activated, ending the [[electroweak epoch]].<ref name =guth-weinberg-higgs>
{{cite journal
|last1=Guth |first1=Alan H. |author1-link=Alan Guth
|last2=Weinberg |first2=Eric J.
|year=1980
|title=A cosmological lower bound on the Higgs boson mass
|journal=[[Physical Review Letters]]
|volume=45 |issue=14 |pages=1131–1134
|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.45.1131
|bibcode=1980PhRvL..45.1131G |osti=1445632
}}
</ref><ref name=witten-higgs>
{{cite journal
|last1=Witten |first1=Edward
|year=1981
|title=Cosmological consequences of a light Higgs boson
|journal=[[Nuclear Physics B]]
|volume=177 |issue=3 |pages=477–488
|doi=10.1016/0550-3213(81)90182-6
|bibcode=1981NuPhB.177..477W
}}
</ref>
Lattice studies of the electroweak model have found the transition to be a smooth crossover, taking place at {{nobr| 159.5 ± 1.5 [[GeV]].}}<ref name=donofrio-rummukainen>
{{cite journal