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10th August 2023, 09:39 AM | #1 |
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Fermilab closes in on fifth force of nature
Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature
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10th August 2023, 10:13 AM | #2 |
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Leave our Muons alone !
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10th August 2023, 03:04 PM | #3 |
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There's probably no cooler feeling for a researcher than realizing you may be standing on the brink of a new frontier.
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10th August 2023, 03:36 PM | #4 |
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Begs the question that the BBC understands what is actually going on, and is representing it correctly.
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11th August 2023, 12:30 AM | #5 |
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The article simplifies the situation incredibly, but as far as I'm able to tell it appears to be pretty accurate. You can get the info straight from Fermilab if you don't trust the BBC, one of the oldest and most respected news organisations on the planet. Here's the paper, here's the press release, and here's the 7-minute YouTube video explaining the results.
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11th August 2023, 09:04 AM | #6 |
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Am I missing something? The press release talks of potential new particles, not a new force.
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11th August 2023, 09:19 AM | #7 |
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11th August 2023, 11:17 AM | #8 |
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11th August 2023, 11:19 AM | #9 |
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Thanks. My physics is ancient (minor at Uni last century) so grabbed a free book. In case anyone else wants a start this looks promising thus far
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Foundations...ps%2C94&sr=8-1 Also this free 3-book series Particle physics reference library |
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11th August 2023, 02:24 PM | #10 |
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11th August 2023, 06:59 PM | #11 |
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11th August 2023, 07:00 PM | #12 |
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11th August 2023, 07:09 PM | #13 |
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