The result of the Muon g-2 experiment on muon-one of the fundamental particles of Universe, shows that it do not match the predictions of the Standard Model, on which all particle physics is based.
- Everything in the universe is found to be made from a few basic building blocks called fundamental particles, governed by four fundamental forces.
- The muon is one of the sub-atomic particles which are considered building blocks of our world that are even smaller than the atom.
- According to the Standard Model, all of the forces we experience can be reduced to just four categories: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and the weak force. However the Muon g-2 experiment result shows a different force which doesn’t fall under these categories.
- The Muon g-2 experiment at a laboratory near Chicago involves sending the particles around a 14-metre ring and then applying a magnetic field. Under the current laws of physics, encoded in the Standard Model, this should make the muons wobble at a certain rate. Instead, muons wobbled at a faster rate than expected. This might be caused by a force of nature that’s completely new to science.
(With inputs from BBC)
