Muon G-2 Experiment at Fermilab Finds Hint of New Particles

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1. One should be rather specific about what 'the complete foundation' might comprise. The depth of questions one can ask is infinite, but some questions are more important than others. The g-2 experiment is asking a specific question: "Does the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon open a door to discoveries that are inaccessible with modern colliders?"

It is tempting to regard fundamental physics as a study of "Why are we here?", but it is really a study of "How are we here?" The difference is subtle but substantial. If "Why?" is what you're seeking, you are more likely to find that answer within, rather than within the study of physics.

2. Physicists can do a lot more in these directions with greater institutional support. With great sadness, I recently departed a lab, where colleagues next-door were working on this very experiment, precisely because a collision between funding rules and administrative priorities made further progress within my specialty unsustainable. I was the third postdoc in a row to do the same; not for lack of scientific promise nor ability to attract grants.