A refined measurement for subatomic muons has major implications—if fundamental theories are accurate.

Matter gets weird at the quantum scale, and among the oddities is the Efimov effect, a state in which the attractive forces ...

Imagine trying to prove that 1+1=2, but when you do the calculations, it turns out that the result is off by 0.1%. That scenario is similar to the riddle that’s facing physicists worldwide as ...

A new calculation shows how five atoms interact in the Efimov effect. It marks a major leap in quantum physics. Matter behaves weirdly at the quantum scale, one of the strangest examples being the ...

A subatomic particle called the muon caused waves when its experimental behaviour didn't align with a prediction based on the standard model. A new calculation might resolve the discrepancy ...

Peter Higgs, a British physicist and Nobel Prize winner whose musings on the origins of mass launched a nearly five-decade, multibillion-dollar search for a subatomic particle — later known as ...

Subatomic muon particles' weird wobble might break the laws of physics Something unseen is influencing muons, and the findings could lead to a bigger quantum uproar than the Higgs boson did.

Science Physics Particle Physics This subatomic particle’s surprising heft has weighty consequences If the W boson is heavier than expected, then a foundational idea in physics is unfinished ...

For 15 years, there has been a mismatch in physics. A particle called the muon wasn’t behaving the way theory predicted it should. A new theory and new experiment might solve this problem.

At Fermilab, US physicists are refining their measurements of this subatomic particle—which has major implications for the Standard Model.

Imagine trying to prove that 1+1=2, but when you do the calculations, it turns out that the result is off by 0.1%. That scenario is similar to the riddle that’s facing physicists worldwide as… ...