Sunday, April 12, 2026

Are Neutrinos Their Own Evil Twins? Part 2: The Weak Left-Hander

Chien-Shiung Wu, ca. 1950s. Smithsonian Institution / Flickr Commons. No known copyright restrictions.

The weak nuclear force is the eccentric cousin of the four forces — the one that only shakes hands with left-handed particles. That bizarre preference turns out to be absolutely critical for stars, nuclear fusion, and the existence of most matter. And neutrinos love it. There's just one problem: neutrinos appear to only exist in one handedness, which makes no sense at all.



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