- Physicists report that an elementary particle called the W boson appears to be 0.1% too heavy. The new measurement differs drastically from predictions based on the Standard Model, suggesting that improvements to calculations or extensions to the standard model of particle physics might be needed. https://news.fnal.gov/2022/04/cdf-collaboration-at-fermilab-announces-most-precise-ever-measurement-of-w-boson-mass/ 21 comments science
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- Startling discovery threatens to upend Standard Model of particle physics https://newatlas.com/physics/w-boson-mass-discrepancy-new-physics-standard-model/ 7 comments
- Large Hadron Collider to restart and hunt for a fifth force of nature | Large Hadron Collider | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/21/large-hadron-collider-restart-fifth-force-nature 2 comments
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