Muon orbits may defy main physics theory.(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: February 17, 2001| Author: Weiss, P. | Copyright information

By measuring a magnetic trait of electronlike muon particles, scientists have uncovered evidence of a possible crack in the prevailing theory of physics.

For 30 years, the theory called the standard model has withstood all challenges to its predictions of the properties and interactions of elementary particles (SN: 7/1/95, p. 10). Despite the theory's successes, physicists have long suspected that it is an incomplete picture of the subatomic world.

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