Particle physicists may have solved a strange mystery about the muon

A subatomic particle called the muon caused waves when its experimental behaviour didn’t align with a prediction based on the standard model. A new calculation might resolve the discrepancy – but some particle physicists are sceptical

​A subatomic particle called the muon caused waves when its experimental behaviour didn’t align with a prediction based on the standard model. A new calculation might resolve the discrepancy – but some particle physicists are sceptical A subatomic particle called the muon caused waves when its experimental behaviour didn’t align with a prediction based on the standard model. A new calculation might resolve the discrepancy – but some particle physicists are sceptical