Cool! From my layman's read of that, the odds are good for new physics and/or a new particle, and it sounds like said new particle is actually in a soon-detectable range. That's pretty ideal!
And keep in mind that these are theorists, the eternal optimists. Or think of your (least?) favorite group of sports fans, just before the season starts, talking about how awesome it's going to be. That mental image isn't too far off...
(In case it wasn't obvious, I'm on the experimental side of things. There's a reason Jester says we're i brutti, and he isn't wrong....)
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Cool! From my layman's read of that, the odds are good for new physics and/or a new particle, and it sounds like said new particle is actually in a soon-detectable range. That's pretty ideal!
Yes, but "soon" in experimental particle physics means something like: probably within the next 20 years.
Ya, physics does seem to require quite a bit of patience. Anything that could possibly get figured out during my lifetime I count as a win :)
And keep in mind that these are theorists, the eternal optimists. Or think of your (least?) favorite group of sports fans, just before the season starts, talking about how awesome it's going to be. That mental image isn't too far off...
(In case it wasn't obvious, I'm on the experimental side of things. There's a reason Jester says we're i brutti, and he isn't wrong....)