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The Possibility of a Fifth Force in Physics
13:03 - 20:30 (07:27)
Physicists are considering the possibility of a fifth force that could potentially provide a higher theory than the standard model, which has prevailed for 50 years. This concept was introduced after the discovery of a new result, turning the world of physics upside down.
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Recent findings in physics laboratories have discovered a crack in the 50-year-old standard model which has 36 quarks and anti-quarks, 20 free parameters, and three identical generations of particles.
13:03 - 15:10 (02:07)
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Recent findings in physics laboratories have discovered a crack in the 50-year-old standard model which has 36 quarks and anti-quarks, 20 free parameters, and three identical generations of particles. This discovery has shaken the world of physics and the standard model theory that works up to $14$ trillion electron volts.
ChapterThe Possibility of a Fifth Force in Physics
Episode#323 - Michio Kaku - Black Holes, Big Bangs & Quantum Theory
PodcastModern Wisdom
The muon has magnetic properties that the standard model says should be identical to the electron, but they're not, pointing to the existence of a higher theory.
15:10 - 17:08 (01:57)
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The muon has magnetic properties that the standard model says should be identical to the electron, but they're not, pointing to the existence of a higher theory. Despite constantly progressing understandings, a true theory of everything would only explain what we currently know.
ChapterThe Possibility of a Fifth Force in Physics
Episode#323 - Michio Kaku - Black Holes, Big Bangs & Quantum Theory
PodcastModern Wisdom
String theory takes us beyond our current understanding and can answer questions about other dimensions, parallel universes, and a multiverse of bubbles that give birth to new universes.
17:08 - 18:47 (01:38)
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String theory takes us beyond our current understanding and can answer questions about other dimensions, parallel universes, and a multiverse of bubbles that give birth to new universes. The theory also proposes the existence of wormholes, or gateways between bubbles.
ChapterThe Possibility of a Fifth Force in Physics
Episode#323 - Michio Kaku - Black Holes, Big Bangs & Quantum Theory
PodcastModern Wisdom
In this episode, the host discusses with the guest how the universality of mathematical equations can be a source of awe and inspiration, despite the pain of not being around for future discoveries.
18:47 - 20:30 (01:43)
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In this episode, the host discusses with the guest how the universality of mathematical equations can be a source of awe and inspiration, despite the pain of not being around for future discoveries. The conversation touches on string field theory, the existence of other universes, and the stunning beauty of mathematics.