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Topic: Standard Model Of Particle Physics

A part of complex Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is seen underground during the Open Days at the CERN particle physics research facility on September 14, 2019 in Meyrin, Switzerland. The 27km-long Large Hadron Collider is currently shut down for maintenance, which has created an opportunity to offer access to the public. (Ronald Patrick/Getty Images)

The particle that could break physics

Nicole Karlis, Keith A. Spencer
he Muon g-2 ring sits in its detector hall amidst electronics racks, the muon beamline, and other equipment. This impressive experiment operates at negative 450 degrees Fahrenheit and studies the precession (or wobble) of muons as they travel through the magnetic field. (Reidar Hahn/Fermilab)

New physics? Or a statistical fluke?

Nicole Karlis, Keith A. Spencer