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programs (Physics, Astrophysics and Engineering Physics) it has
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Symmetry dictates that states of an atom or molecule with total angular momentum M≠0 along the axis of an electric
field will exhibit a two-fold degeneracy between states differing only in the sign of M. A time-reversal asymmetry could break this degeneracy.
Almost every alternative to the Standard Model, (most notably Super Symmetric Theories), indicate that time-reversal asymmetry should lead to an
observable energy difference between these otherwise degenerate ±M states. Prof. Neil
Shafer-Ray is searching for the signal of this time reversal asymmetry: a non-zero electric dipole moment of the electron. High precision
measurements of PbF may reveal what billion dollar accelerators have not: evidence of physics beyond the Standard Model . |