PBS Space Time Why the Muon g-2 Results Are So Exciting! https://youtu.be/O4Ko7NW2yQo
Harry On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 10:04 AM H LV <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > Muons: 'Strong' evidence found for a new force of nature > > https://www.bbc.com/news/56643677 > > quotes: > .... > There is currently a one in a 40,000 chance that the result could be a > statistical fluke - equating to a statistical level of confidence described > as 4.1 sigma. > A level of 5 sigma, or a one in 3.5 million chance of the observation > being a coincidence, is needed to claim a discovery. > .... > Prof Ben Allanach, from Cambridge University, who was not involved with > the latest effort, said: "My Spidey sense is tingling and telling me that > this is going to be real. > .... > The Muon g-2 experiment involves sending the particles around a 14-metre > ring and then applying a magnetic field. Under the current laws of physics, > encoded in the Standard Model, this should make the muons wobble at a > certain rate. > > Instead, the scientists found that muons wobbled at a faster rate than > expected. This might be caused by a force of nature that's completely new > to science. > .... > Harry > > > >
