Claude pushes frontier particle-physics calc from 8 to 9 loops, verified by SLAC physicist
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-26
- Anthropic's Science Blog reports Claude pushed scattering-amplitude calculations in planar N=4 super-Yang-Mills from the previous 8-loop record to 9 loops, where each extra loop multiplies computation exponentially.
- Physicist/writer @4gravitons issued the challenge last month; Claude succeeded in one shot with no scientific oversight beyond "keep going."
- SLAC's Lance Dixon, who set the prior 8-loop record, independently verified the result and claimed Claude understands his 2019/2023 papers better than any human besides co-authors.
Related event: Claude Breaks Nine-Loop Physics Record, Scooping Human Team(27 posts)→
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