Re:Subatomic particles that appear to defy Standard Model
by gus_massa on Sunday August 30, 2015 @01:34PM
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[Let's ignore string theory...]
I think that "looking to replace it" is a wrong characterization. The idea is to "tweak and improve" it. If this experiment is right, it means that at very high energy there is a small correction due to a new force. (At low energy, the correction would be still there, but it's negligible.) It's not something groundbreaking like "the electrons actually don't exist, sorry".
(But this experiment is only a 2 sigma, so it may disappear when more data arrive.)
I think that "looking to replace it" is a wrong characterization. The idea is to "tweak and improve" it. If this experiment is right, it means that at very high energy there is a small correction due to a new force. (At low energy, the correction would be still there, but it's negligible.) It's not something groundbreaking like "the electrons actually don't exist, sorry".
(But this experiment is only a 2 sigma, so it may disappear when more data arrive.)