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Quanta Magazine | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
If the electron’s charge wasn’t perfectly round, it could reveal the existence of hidden particles. A new measurement approaches perfection.
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nov2024 Q4 The Standard Model, roundness of electrons & EDM: in theoretical physics, the difference between hypothesis & speculation is that the former is linked to experimentation that yields increasingly precise measurements...
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Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star' | Live Science

Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ultra-rare 'dark matter star' | Live Science | ToK Essays Nov 2024 | Scoop.it
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of a 'boson star' made of dark matter, new research suggests.
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nov2024 Q4 The Gaia satellite, dark matter & 'boson stars': experts propose playing around a 'hypothetical object' to to gain knowledge about exotic particles. What stops it from being speculation?
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