Off mass-shell: Pythagoras to the LHC, via Einstein and Feynman
Jon Butterworth: When a particle physicist describes something as "off mass-shell", they could be referring to a bit of quantum mechanics, or denouncing an unrealistic budget. Either way, it's a bit of jargon connecting Pythagoras to the LHC, via Einstein and Feynman
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