Hungarian Physics Lab Uncovers Possible 5th Force of Nature

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The Hungarian Academy of Sciences's Institute for Nuclear Research, led by Attila Krasznahorkay, has reported a potential discovery of a fifth fundamental force of nature, stemming from anomalies observed in radioactive decay. This groundbreaking finding was first shared in 2015 on the arXiv preprint server and later published in the journal Physical Review Letters in January 2023. The implications of this research could significantly alter our understanding of fundamental physics and the forces that govern the universe.

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Has a Hungarian physics lab found a fifth force of nature?

Attila Krasznahorkay at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences’s Institute for Nuclear Research in Debrecen, Hungary, and his colleagues say they spotted an anomaly in radioactive decay that could be the signature of a previously unknown fifth fundamental force of nature. They reported their surprising result in 2015 on the arXiv preprint server, and this January in the journal Physical Review Letters.

Has anyone some information about this line of research?
 

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