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The Warped Electron: How to Listen to an Inaudible Note ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Spin interferometry in a beam of ultracold molecules"
arXiv:2602.00713 · 2026-01-31 · CC BY · ⏱ 1 min · Atomic Physics Quantum Physics
Physicists have crafted a molecular tuning fork that picks up a minuscule asymmetry in the electron's shape — a potential key to the puzzle of why matter exists.
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The electron may not be a flawless sphere but slightly lopsided. That tiny warp could reveal why the universe has matter at all. Scientists built a molecular gadget to catch this distortion.

🎯 The asymmetry being chased is so small that if the electron were the size of Earth, its effect on the radius would be thinner than a spider's web.

Scientists
Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterEmmy Noether
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Standard Model spectroscopy
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Doppler effectNoether's theoremMaxwell's equationsPlanck's lawPlanck–Einstein relationWien's displacement law
Original: arXiv:2602.00713 · CC BY · bridge42worlds