
Will we discover a fifth fundamental force before 2050?
Will we discover a fifth fundamental force before 2050?
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Resolves YES upon release of a peer-reviewed, 5 sigma result confirming this
Resolves NO at close, otherwise
Close date updated to 2049-12-31 6:59 pm
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I'm also assuming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_interaction#Higgs_interaction doesn't count since it appears to already be well-recognized.
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