Slowing down particles of quantum and cosmological data
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Strangelet Danger Diminished. Apparently.
In one of theoretical physics' more baffling logical deductions, Science reports this week that strangelets do not appear to exist on the Moon. This therefore apparently provides persuasive evidence that they might not in fact exist at all. What an extraordinary deduction. This is a great blow to those who also believe in green cheese which has also been conclusively proven to also not exist on the Moon.
Why on earth were scientists looking for exotic matter in such a domestic place in the first place? It seems a bit like mining for gold in the New Jersey landfill, inevitably not finding it, and then concluding that there is no gold left. Aren't neutron stars a more logical home for strangelets?
Particle Decelerator collects together particles of news and information about the worlds of science, art and technology, placing a special emphasis on the collision between the quantum and the cosmological. It aims to slows down particles of data in order to grasp them more coherently.
Most posts are by Honor Harger.
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