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There’s a new measurement of muon magnetism. What it means isn’t clear
Muons might not behave as expected. But scientists can’t agree on what to expect.
By taking stock of how the subatomic particles wobble in a magnetic field, physicists have pinned down a property of the muon’s internal magnet to greater precision than ever before, researchers from the Muon g−2 experiment reported August 10 in a seminar hosted by Fermilab in Batavia, Ill.
Previous measurements of muons’ magnetism haven’t aligned with theoretical predictions. Those predictions come from one of the most