Infinite-dimensional symmetry opens up possibility of a new physics—and new particles

Friday, November 16, 2018 - 10:10 in Physics & Chemistry

The symmetries that govern the world of elementary particles at the most elementary level could be radically different from what has so far been thought. This surprising conclusion emerges from new work published by theoreticians from Warsaw and Potsdam. The scheme they posit unifies all the forces of nature in a way that is consistent with existing observations and anticipates the existence of new particles with unusual properties that may even be present in our close environs.

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