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CERN experiment hints at new force of nature - Experts reveal ‘cautious excitement’

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 8:12 PM

New result from the LHCb experiment challenges leading theory in physics

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/icl-nrf032321.php

Sounds like the plot of a video game, Japan animation of hollywood scifi tv show

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/23/large-hadron-collider-
scientists-particle-physics


result has a significance of 3.1 sigma, meaning the chance of it being a fluke is about one in 1,000. While that may sound convincing evidence, particle physicists tend not to claim a new discovery until a result reaches a significance of five sigma

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