The Cosmic Perspective: The Solar System
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
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Beyond the Standard Model. Research some of the ideas that physicists are considering as possible improvements on the standard model. Choose one such idea, and write a short essay describing its potential effect on physics if it is correct, and how the idea may be tested.
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