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Evidence suggests subatomic particles could defy the standard model


August 27, 2015

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The Standard Model of particle physics explains most known behaviors and interactions among fundamental subatomic particles. It has a few shortcomings, however--most notably, it doesn't account for gravity. Physicists have long been on the hunt for conditions and behaviors that violate the Standard Model. Now, an NSF-funded team working at CERN's Large Hadron Collider has found new hints of particles--leptons--being treated in strange ways not predicted by the Standard Model.Full Story

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