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Physicists Discover A Possible Break In the Standard Model of Physics (futurism.com)
Slashdot reader freddienumber13 write:
A series of experiments has shown that tau particles have decayed faster than predicted by the standard model. This has been observed at both CERN and SLAC. This suggests that the standard model for particle physics is incomplete and further research is required to understand this new area of physics.
Nature adds: One of the key assumptions of the standard model of particle physics is that the interactions of the charged leptons, namely electrons, muons and taus, differ only because of their different masses... recent studies of B-meson decays involving the higher-mass tau lepton have resulted in observations that challenge lepton universality at the level of four standard deviations. A confirmation of these results would point to new particles or interactions, and could have profound implications for our understanding of particle physics.
Nature adds: One of the key assumptions of the standard model of particle physics is that the interactions of the charged leptons, namely electrons, muons and taus, differ only because of their different masses... recent studies of B-meson decays involving the higher-mass tau lepton have resulted in observations that challenge lepton universality at the level of four standard deviations. A confirmation of these results would point to new particles or interactions, and could have profound implications for our understanding of particle physics.
These experiments in high energy particle physics are incredibly dangerous. There is already a small black hole that's been created at Kansas State. If this research isn't stopped, it's going to create more black holes and eventually destroy humanity. I support scientific research, but not to the point of these researchers endangering humanity to satisfy their curiosity. Besides, there's a massive amount of electricity needed to power these particle accelerators, and plenty of that comes from fossil fuels. If physicists don't destroy humanity with black holes, their experiments will contribute to climate change that will also destroy humanity.
Moderators will censor my post to -1 just like comments elsewhere in this story, but I stand by it. Climate change is pseudoscienceâ, because their predictions have been wrong repeatedly, but it's apparently a terrible offense to point that out. I will be censored again for saying this.
The result was observed at SLAC also.
Yes, you're right! SLAC is also trying to indoctrinate our youth into a life of hardons! SAD!