The Standard Model of Particle Physics (SM) has been tremendously successful in describing how the known particles interact with one another, whether it be how charged particles interact or how the fundamental particles obtain mass. Despite its successes, there are still a number of phenomena that have yet to be explained within the SM,…Continue Reading Emergent Solution to the Strong CP Problem
When we think of a planet in orbit around a star, we have been conditioned to believe the path of the orbit traces out a circle. Unfortunately, this is incorrect; and even worse, science has known this to be incorrect for hundreds(!) of years. Dating back to 1609, the famous astronomer Johannes Kepler published his…Continue Reading Highly Eccentric Jovian
Particle physicists at CERN are trying to unlock the secrets of the universe by testing our current theory about how it works and looking for holes. These holes are suspected to come in the form of yet undiscovered particles that our current theory can’t describe. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland speeds up…Continue Reading Taking a leaf from statistics to find new physics!