Muon G-2 Collaboration with Strong Contribution from Mainz Wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, colloquially known as the “Oscar of Science”, goes to “Muon g-2”, a conglomerate of three international research collaborations that performed their groundbreaking measurements at the American Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) and the Brookhaven National Laboratory as well as CERN in Switzerland.