Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
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Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#2Only 4.2 sigmas. ;)
That is really a lot. It's less than the official arbitrary threshold of 5 sigmas to proclaim a discovery, but it's a lot.
In the past, experiments with 2 or 3 sigmas were later classified as flukes, but AFAIK no experiment with 4 sigmas has "disappeared" later.
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#3Only 4.2 sigmas. ;) That is really a lot. It's less than the official arbitrary threshold of 5 sigmas to proclaim a discovery, but it's a lot. In the past, experiments with 2 or 3 sigmas were later classified as flukes, but AFAIK no experiment with 4 sigmas has "disappeared" later.
Neutrinos faster than light had 6 sigma.
It just shows probabilistic significance. Confirmation by independent research teams helps eliminate calculation and execution errors.
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#4Only 4.2 sigmas. ;) That is really a lot. It's less than the official arbitrary threshold of 5 sigmas to proclaim a discovery, but it's a lot. In the past, experiments with 2 or 3 sigmas were later classified as flukes, but AFAIK no experiment with 4 sigmas has "disappeared" later.
Neutrinos faster than light had 6 sigma. It just shows probabilistic significance. Confirmation by independent research teams helps eliminate calculation and execution errors.
This is the second separate experiment giving similar value.
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#5Only 4.2 sigmas. ;) That is really a lot. It's less than the official arbitrary threshold of 5 sigmas to proclaim a discovery, but it's a lot. In the past, experiments with 2 or 3 sigmas were later classified as flukes, but AFAIK no experiment with 4 sigmas has "disappeared" later.
Neutrinos faster than light had 6 sigma. It just shows probabilistic significance. Confirmation by independent research teams helps eliminate calculation and execution errors.
Ideally they have all their fiber optic cables screwed on tight at Fermilab.
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Neutrinos faster than light had 6 sigma. It just shows probabilistic significance. Confirmation by independent research teams helps eliminate calculation and execution errors.
This is the second separate experiment giving similar value.
The use of a secret frequency source not known to the experimenters is also a very good way to deal with potential bias.
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#7What is everyones favorite book on quantum mechanics (I would love understand more of the 3 generations of matter)?
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#8Must be background radiation day at HN.
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#9What is everyones favorite book on quantum mechanics (I would love understand more of the 3 generations of matter)?
Mine is Sakurai's "Modern Quantum Mechanics." But it sounds like you're really asking which book would be good for you to learn about quantum mechanics and also the Standard Model of particle physics.
Re: Particle mystery: physicists confirm the muon is more magnetic than predicted
#10What is everyones favorite book on quantum mechanics (I would love understand more of the 3 generations of matter)?
Cohen-Tannoudji, Sakurai.