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The Most Successful Scientific Theory Ever: The Standard Model

10/03/2022 07:38 PM | Click to read full article

The Standard Model of particle physics is the most successful scientific theory of all time. It describes how everything in the universe is made of 12 different types of matter particles. 

In this explainer, Cambridge University physicist David Tong recreates the model, piece by piece, to provide some intuition for how the fundamental building blocks of our universe fit together. 

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