PBS Space Time
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12:36 · 1.5M views · Apr 7, 2021
A PBS Space Time episode explaining the Fermilab Muon g-2 results and why a discrepancy with the Standard Model prediction could point to new physics.
Recommended as an accessible but not oversimplified explanation of the muon g-2 experiment, by a channel aimed at curious physics enthusiasts.
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They already did, 15 minutes ago: this video For those who do not know - PBS Spacetime is YouTube channel hosted by astrophysics Ph.D Matt O'Dowd, aimed at casual physics enthusiasts without oversimplifying underlying physics too much.
There's a ton of articles about this on every science news site and youtube channel. Here's an old one for example that explains what they are doing at Fermi wit the G-2 machine: this video And just check the science sites.
Muon-Catalyzed Fusion [1]. Briefly it's a genuine, and scientifically uncontroversial, form of 'cold' fusion enabled by muons — a more massive relative of the electron that was in the news recently thanks to the potentially interesting results coming out of the Muon g-2 experiment at Fermilab [2]. Like conventional 'hot' plasma fusion, in all experiments to date the energy input needed to sustain the process has exceeded the output, but it may be possible to use it to generate power. Unlike conventional fusion though, it receives relatively little attention, and there is no well-funded international effort to tackle the associated technical challenges. As with conventional fusion the technical challenges seem formidable, but it could be an interesting technology if a way could be found to make it work. Listeners of Lex Fridman's podcast may recall that it was briefly mentioned in the episode he made last year with his father, Alexander Fridman, who is a plasma physicist [3]. As someone who has been interested in the idea for years and barely hears any mention of it, I was pleasantly surprised it came up. It was also covered on the MinutePhysics YouTube channel in 2018 [4]. [1] [LINK] [2] this video [3] [LINK] [4] [LINK] Bonus fact: Muon-Catalyzed fusion was first demonstrated by the Nobel laureate Luis Alvarez, who, with his geologist son Walter Alvarez, later proposed the 'Alvarez hypothesis' for the extinction of the dinosaurs by asteroid impact.
Maybe not exactly what you're looking for but these two videos discuss the results of a Fermilab experiment that hints at a crack in the standard model. [LINK] this video