An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world.
A study from SMU and three other universities, available on the arXiv preprint server, delved into the possibility of updating fundamental physics concepts.
SMU played a significant part in the analysis, using the university's high-performance computing capabilities to explore different scenarios that could explain the findings.
"The data from what's known as DESI, or Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, combined with what we already had, is the most precise data we've seen so far, and it is hinting at something unlike what we would have expected," explained one of the study's co-authors Joel Meyers, an associate professor of physics at SMU. "Now, we need to get to the bottom of why that is."
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