Last Tuesday, students discovered what CP violation is, with Joel’s excellent magic wand analogy, and deepened their understanding about how developing the Standard Model theory has changed our view of the universe.

9 scientists came along to the text-based, online Chat at 3.30pm. Aspiring physicists from a school in Kent logged in and asked the questions that interested them.

Emir Muhammad was taking part in the Chat yesterday!
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Emir is part of the LHCb team. LHCb is one of the biggest experiments of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. It is designed to explore what happened just after the Big Bang.

CP violation and magic wands!

Ruby had taken a look at the pre-reading material, but wanted to know more about CP violation. Take a look at Joel‘s excellent explanation.

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Challenge yourself!

If you’re ready to challenge yourself, have a go at the latest quiz! You could win a £20 voucher by taking part! Go to the Quiz ❯

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Show your passion for science. Engage with the researchers about their work to demonstrate your interest in, and understanding of, particle physics. Deepen your scientific knowledge through the kind of academic sources you’ll use at university and beyond.