In particle physics, scientists calculate these predictions using something called scattering amplitudes — essentially formulae that spit out the probability of different outcomes when particles collide. There are different types of diagrams but the new work focused on the simplest kind, called tree diagrams. For a long time, physicists believed certain combinations of spinning gluons would have zero amplitude, meaning these collisions can’t happen. Making mistakesIf the new finding represents AI at its best in physics research, generating genuine insights that humans can rigorously verify, its success also raises a question: how reliably can AI contribute to theoretical physics? In the paper, Hsu reported that large language models (LLMs) like GPT-5 could contribute to cutting-edge physics research instead of just helping physicists.

Source: The Hindu February 15, 2026 06:19 UTC