Einstein's Theory Challenged

Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider tested whether top quarks, the most massive known elementary particles, comply with Einstein’s theory of relativity.

Despite theories suggesting potential deviations at high energies, the experiments confirmed that Lorentz symmetry remains intact, offering no evidence of variation in particle behavior due to the experiment’s orientation or the time of day.

Lorentz Symmetry and Relativity
In a groundbreaking study at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the CMS collaboration has investigated whether top quarks follow the rules of Einstein’s special theory of relativity.

Einstein’s special relativity, along with quantum mechanics, forms the foundation of the Standard Model of particle physics. A key principle of this theory is Lorentz symmetry, which states that experimental results should remain the same regardless of the experiment’s speed or orientation in space.     READ MORE...