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PBS Space Time

Can a Particle Be Neither Matter Nor Force?

Season 10 Episode 14 | 20m 07s

All particles belong to two large groups: fermions like protons and electrons make everything we consider "matter", while bosons like photons and gluons transmit the fundamental forces. And that about covers the universe: matter moving through space and time under the action of forces. But what if we could create particles in between these two possibilities. Physics says these neither matter nor f

Aired: 06/26/24
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Watch • 17:19
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Does the Planck Length Break E=MC^2?
I’d like to invite you to an even higher level of nerdom!
Episode: S10 E27 | 17:19
Watch • 11:43
PBS Space Time
Can the Universe Remember? Exploring Gravitational Memory
Gravitational tsunamis exist and we’re on the verge of being able to detect them.
Episode: S10 E26 | 11:43
Watch • 18:40
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How Can Humanity Become a Kardashev Type 1 Civilization?
Will we ever become a Kardeshev Type-1 civilization and how can we get there?
Episode: S10 E25 | 18:40
Watch • 14:05
PBS Space Time
Do Neutron Stars Shine In Dark Matter?
New data is telling us that Neutron stars may make one of the most popular dark matter candidates.
Episode: S10 E24 | 14:05
Watch • 15:14
PBS Space Time
What If the Cosmological Constant Is Not Constant?
Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?
Episode: S10 E23 | 15:14
Watch • 16:08
PBS Space Time
What If The Universe Did Not Start With The Big Bang?
Here’s the story we like to tell about the beginning of the universe.
Episode: S10 E22 | 16:08
Watch • 17:44
PBS Space Time
The New Physics of Black Hole Star Capture | Extreme Tidal Disruption Events
We’ve never seen a TDE in the Milky Way, but we’ve seen them in distant galaxies.
Episode: S10 E21 | 17:44
Watch • 16:51
PBS Space Time
Can We Test Quantum Gravity?
Let’s talk about quantum gravity experiments that can be done here on Earth!
Episode: S10 E20 | 16:51
Watch • 19:25
PBS Space Time
Is Gravity RANDOM Not Quantum?
What if gravity isn’t weirdly quantum at all, but rather … just a bit messy?
Episode: S10 E19 | 19:25
Watch • 17:02
PBS Space Time
Can We Create New Elements Beyond the Periodic Table
Have we reached the end of the line of discoverable elements?
Episode: S10 E18 | 17:02