We find ourselves on the cusp of what could be a turning point in fundamental physics. Within weeks of each other, the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab in the US and the LHCb experiment at CERN, in Switzerland, reported eagerly anticipated results, which have particle physicists wobbling with excitement.
Both experiments are testing the Standard Model of Particle Physics in different but complementary ways. The results indicate that it’s time to strap ourselves in for a bumpy ride along what might become an increasingly broken Standard Model highway.
For starters, what is the “Standard Model”? Confusingly,
