Potentially shattering change in physics...

[IgnoredOne]

Particles recorded to go faster than the speed of light, violating the theory of relativity.

 

[theSmokingRabbit]

It took some forty years for the theory of relativity to become accessible to physicists after its discovery and now it may not be right?

Some nut-heads thought an atom smasher would be our end but now we're rewriting the books...love it.


Edit: Thanks for the link IgnoredOne.

 

[TheSolitaryMan]

It took some forty years for the theory of relativity to become accessible to physicists after its discovery and now it may not be right?

Some nut-heads thought an atom smasher would be our end but now we're rewriting the books...love it.


Edit: Thanks for the link IgnoredOne.

Wow, incredible link IO. This is some very, very exciting stuff!

Perhaps the idea of Tachyons has some substantial basis.

To be fair FB, no theory is ever "right". A theory is, by it's nature, something we simply come up with to consistently explain phenomena to the best of our abilities. They're designed to be challengable and changed with new discoveries.

It'd take incredible arrogance on the part of a scientist to believe that the Theory of Relativity is ever "right".

We can't even visualise the mechanations of an atom perfectly for so many reasons, our ideas there are simply jury rigged rules of what works in practice.

But I know where you're coming from

Damn. This has made me far more excitable than I have any right to be this morning

 

[IgnoredOne]

Well, its not like we know everything in the universe. Most likely this is a measurement error on the part of CERN - relativity has hold for us in everything so far, but its definitely very exciting

That's the beauty of science - knowledge as it grows and develops, and theories that can be challenged with real facts.

 

[theSmokingRabbit]

To be fair FB, no theory is ever "right".

Honestly Solitaire I had just started to try and force myself not over analyze everything I type and not to concern myself with every single way it could be interpreted.


And keep your tachyons in your pants, still have to see if their findings hold up.

 

[IgnoredOne]

It could just be curvature of space thanks to multiple dimensions

 

[A Desolate Soul]

Holy crap, imagine if their findings actually hold up!

 

[TheSolitaryMan]

And keep your tachyons in your pants, still have to see if their findings hold up.

Awwww

*Pulls up pants*

 

[blackhole]

einstein's theory of relativity hasn't held up on a sub-atomic or quantum level for decades.

it still holds true for everything atom-size and bigger.

 

[theSmokingRabbit]

einstein's theory of relativity hasn't held up on a sub-atomic or quantum level for decades.

it still holds true for everything atom-size and bigger.

Thanks for the previously unknown factoid blackhole.

It could just be curvature of space thanks to multiple dimensions

So it would just be a critical piece of evidence towards justifying another theory? Interesting...

 

[Badjedidude]

Yeah, I read about that the other day. Pretty interesting.