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Proof of new physics from the muon's magnetic moment? Maybe not, according to a new theoretical calculation

  • Written by Zoltan Fodor, Professor of Physics, Penn State
imageTwo new papers shed light on a longstanding mystery in particle physics.Zmeel/E+ via Getty Images

When the results of an experiment don’t match predictions made by the best theory of the day, something is off.

Fifteen years ago, physicists at Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered something perplexing. Muons – a type of subatomic...

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