World’s most powerful particle accelerator sees first-ever matter-antimatter difference
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Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider observed an asymmetry in baryon behavior, indicating why the universe is matter-dominated. This first detection of charge-parity violation in baryons shows matter and antimatter interact differently. Analysis of 80,000 particle decay events revealed a 2.5% difference in lambda-beauty baryon and antibaryon decay. While consistent with the Standard Model, this finding prompts further investigations into physics beyond current theories.
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