A New Kind of Physics

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Scientists Might Have Just Stumbled Upon a New Kind of Physics

You never know what you'll find at the Large Hadron Collider.

Intriguing new results at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) point to a new force of nature that scientists don't understand.
The anomaly is seen in B mesons, which are paired quarks.
They disintegrate into muons and electrons at an uneven rate, puzzling experts.


Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have recorded some highly unusual data that could point to an entirely new force of nature, which would mean a whole new area of physics. The secret lies in an elusive, unstable particle called a B meson, which isn’t biodegrading according to plan.

The scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) call B mesons “tantalizing tensions,” since the particles break apart into different amounts of electrons and muons than the standard model of physics predicts they should.

B mesons are paired quarks that move together and rapidly decay. While scientists have noticed several previous anomalies in B mesons, this latest observation in decay mode is an even bigger deal. As the B mesons decay in the LHC, there are more electrons and fewer muons than there should be.