Neutrino oscillations are a quantum phenomenon where neutrinos change between different 'flavors' (electron, muon, and tau) as they travel through space, implying that they have mass. This discovery challenges the Standard Model of particle physics, which originally considered neutrinos to be massless.

Neutrino Oscillations

Neutrino oscillations

quantum phenomenon

neutrinos change

Different flavors

Electron flavor

Muon flavor

Tau flavor

travel through space

Implying mass

Discovery of mass

The Standard Model of Particle Physics is a well-established theory that describes three of the four known fundamental forces in the universe and classifies all known subatomic particles. It successfully explains electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions but does not incorporate gravity or account for dark matter and dark energy.

Standard Model of particle physics

Neutrinos as massless

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