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An important particle physics computer program is in danger of becoming obsolete
Recently, I’ve been watching a fellow particle physicist talks about a calculation he’s pushed to new heights of precision. His…
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A newly measured particle could disrupt known physics
Physicists have found that an elementary particle known as the W boson appears to be 0.1% too heavy – a…
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A new tool to search for dark matter finds nothing
Physicists are thinking of clever ways to exploit the extremely high sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors like LIGO. But they…
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How Resonance Physics Shapes Reality
Almost any time physicists announced that they have discovered a new particle, whether it is a Higgs boson or a…
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Algorithm allows particle physicists to count higher than 2
Thomas Gehrmann recalls One day 20 years ago, a cataclysm of mathematical expressions flooded his computer screen. He was trying…
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The Great Mystery of Neutrinos Could Show Missing Particles
In 1993, worm underground at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, a few flashes of light inside a…
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Sterile neutrinos: Physicists fail to find mysterious theoretical particle
After many years of wanting, physicists are not any nearer to discovering theorised particles that would assist resolve ongoing issues…
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