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	String Theory news

mbthorman

8-26-2007 6:43 PM

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science, cosmology, string_theory, mind_boggling

mbthorman says:

What it all seems to boil down to is that there is a whole heck of a lot we still don't know and probably never will. But we keep trying because that's what Humans do!

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			Gamma Ray Anomaly Could Test String Theory
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<STRONG>from the <B>finally-experimental-data</B> dept.</STRONG>
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			exploder writes <I>"String theory is notorious for its lack of testable predictions. But if the <A href="http://magic.mppmu.mpg.de/" linkindex="53" set="yes">MAGIC gamma-ray telescope</A> team's interpretation is correct, then a delay in the arrival of higher-energy gamma rays <A href="http://blog.sciam.com/index.php?title=hints_of_a_breakdown_of_relativity_theor&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1" linkindex="54" set="yes">could point to a breakdown of relativity theory.</A> A type of 'quantum lensing effect' is postulated to cause the delay, which is approximately four minutes over a half-billion year journey."</I> <A href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2007/08/23/probing-quantum-gravity-with-gamma-ray-bursters" linkindex="55" set="yes">Ars's writeup</A> is a little more fleshed-out than the Scientific American blog posting.</DIV></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A8B8C7D2-6013-4F53-A2BD-F1E0CDD0B9AB/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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