Collider Study Recreates Early-Universe Matter, Reveals Unexpected Shift in Particle Behavior
A particle-collider experiment has recreated conditions similar to the universe’s first microseconds, when matter existed as an ultra-hot primordial soup known as quark-gluon plasma. Researchers say the latest results from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider point to an unexpected decline in particle correlations, offering a fresh clue about how ordinary matter emerged after the Big Bang.
