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Scientists may have discovered fifth force of nature, laboratory announces
- nabla9 7y agoEvidence of a ‘Fifth Force’ Faces Scrutiny (2016) https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-boson-claim-faces-scrutiny-20160607/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-boson-claim-faces-scrutin... TL;DR: authors have a long history of discovering new particles at various masses, but these discoveries disappear on later studies with no explanation.
- maxharris 7y agoYes, I see that. However, after reading the last paragraph of this news article on the same subject (https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a29861192/fifth-force-nature/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a29861192/fifth-for...), I'm intrigued, and I think this definitely warrants more investigation: Science Alert points out that scientists on other teams have already been looking for a particle that fits the description of the X17 particle, like how the Atomki team gave a description to a criminal sketch artist who is now trying to matchmake the sketch with a logical explanation. The more scientists who are on the hunt for the fifth force, the more likely their research will all eventually cohere into one explanation.