Quarks Know Their Left From Their Right

sciencehabit writes "How an electron interacts with other matter depends on which way it's spinning as it zips along—to the right like a football thrown by a right-handed quarterback or the left like a pigskin thrown by a lefty. Now, physicists have confirmed that quarks—the particles that join in trios to form the protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei—exhibit the same asymmetry. The result could give physics a new weapon in the grand hunt for new particles and forces. Or they can search for subtle hints of exotic new things beyond their tried-and-true standard model by studying familiar particles in great detail. In the latter approach, the new experiment gives physicists a way to probe for certain kinds of new forces."

Comments

Re:We are not an audience

[Thanshin]

tl;dr: Fuck beta.

(This is an informative post for those who don't know about the current trend. Someone might stumble upon that lone post in this article and think "Holy fuck! Either I'm getting very old or the frosty piss trolls have gotten amazingly sophisticated.")

Re:Quarks also know a good website from a shitty b

[j_presper_eckert]

Yes and no -- I've heard that "fuck the beta" is now "olives and feta". Tryin' ta be a wee bit classier with our needlessly-provoked volcanic rage and contempt, by dressing it up in some Cockney rhyming slang. (Not my idea, but I saw it and liked it.)