The "Mystery" Particle Finding

Recent research has revealed that the W boson, a basic particle, has a mass that is much higher than that predicted by the Standard Model.

  • This recent discovery suggests that our cosmos might contain a new fundamental component.

About the Standard Model

  • It is a collection of data and mathematical formulae that describe the interactions of elementary or fundamental particles.
  • It has 12 fundamental particles of matter known as quarks and leptons, as well as the electromagnetic, strong and weak nuclear forces, which control how matter behaves.
  • The current version of the standard model does not account for the gravitational pull.
  • This model, which ....
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