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The BBC article on this says there have been hints from other experiments that support these results, but they need deeper analysis: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news
by kitd 5y ago
The BBC article on this says there have been hints from other experiments that support these results, but they need deeper analysis:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60993523 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60993523
The result, published in the journal Science, could be related to hints from other experiments at Fermilab and the Large Hadron Collider at the Swiss-French border. These, as yet unconfirmed results, also suggest deviations from the Standard Model, possibly as a result of an as yet undiscovered fifth force of nature at play.
- T-A 5y agoFrom the same article: But the excitement in the physics community is tempered with a loud note of caution. Although the Fermilab result is the most accurate measurement of the mass of the W boson to date, it is at odds with two of the next most accurate measurements from two separate experiments which are in line with the Standard Model.
- londons_explore 5y agoSo... 2 experiments + theory Vs 1 'better' experiment. I know which side I'd bet on.