We're going to need a bigger blackboard

Watch SLAC theorist Lance Dixon write out a new formula that will contribute to a better understanding of certain particle collisions. Physicists on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider study the results of high-energy particle collisions, often searching for surprises that their formulas don't predict. Finding such a surprise could lead to the discovery of new particles, properties or forces. One of the formulas they use to predict the outcome of collisions is the EEC, which stands for Ener...