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Surprising result found in quark-gluon plasma at atom smasher
Original: Surprising result seen in primordial matter inside atom smasher https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surprising-re
Researchers report an unexpected result from experiments on primordial matter, the quark-gluon plasma recreated inside a particle collider to mimic conditions just after the Big Bang. Scientific American covered the finding, which is drawing attention among physics enthusiasts and researchers online. Details of what exactly surprised scientists are limited to the article itself, but such deviations can point to gaps in the standard understanding of early-universe matter.
Why now: A new unexpected physics result from a major collider experiment is naturally drawing scientific and public curiosity.
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- Surprising result seen in primordial matter inside atom smasher https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surprising-result-seen-in-primordial-matter-inside-atom-smasher/ # Science # Physics # Research · scientific_american@robot.villas · 3
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