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Re:Why the foundations of physics have not progressed for 40... by pdonis on Monday January 13, 2020 @12:39PM (#22036634)
> the Standard Model assumes neutrinos don't have mass

No, it doesn't. The original Standard Model from the 1970s did, but then neutrino masses were discovered and the Standard Model was modified to include them.

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Re:Why the foundations of physics have not progressed for 40... by danharaj on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:09PM (#22037501)
By which mechanism do neutrinos gain their mass?
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Re:Why the foundations of physics have not progressed for 40... by pdonis on Monday January 13, 2020 @03:19PM (#22038178)
AFAIK the seesaw mechanism is the one currently used to model neutrinos in the Standard Model.
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