Uploads from Fermilab

Currently Playing: Muon g-2 wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics recognized three generations of the Muon g-2 experiment, which provided the world’s most precise measurement to date of the muon. The experiment began at @CERN in the 1970s, and shifted to @BrookhavenLab in the 1990s. In 2025, the Muon g-2 collaboration at Fermilab announced the most precise measurement of the muon’s magnetic moment. These Muon g‑2 experiments pushed the limits of precision to measure the muon’s magnetic moment with ever-increasing precision. Even the smallest discrepancy from expectations could reveal brand‑new physics beyond the Standard Model. #gminus2 #BreakthroughPrize #BrookhavenLab #Fermilab#CERN #muon #physics #particlephysics