Gravitons Observed? University Discovery June: Details & Link

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The discussion revolves around the potential observation of gravitons, a theoretical particle associated with gravity, and the validity of claims regarding such discoveries. Participants explore the status of ongoing research at institutions like Fermilab and CERN, as well as the implications of these findings for future projects in particle physics.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express skepticism about the existence of recent discoveries of gravitons, noting that no reputable experimenters have claimed to find them or meaningful evidence of gravity waves.
  • One participant suggests that if gravitons were discovered, it would warrant a reevaluation of funding for current supercollider projects.
  • Another participant points out a misunderstanding regarding the focus of Fermilab and CERN, clarifying that they have not been searching for gravitons but rather for Higgs bosons.
  • A later reply mentions that the current issue of Discovery magazine discusses string theory and attempts to measure gravitons and gravity waves.
  • Some participants debate the concept of gravity being associated with "antienergy," with one asking for reputable sources to support this claim.
  • One participant provides a link to a non-peer-reviewed source discussing the concept of antienergy, which is challenged by another participant for lacking scientific credibility.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally disagree on the existence of recent discoveries related to gravitons, with some asserting that no evidence has been found while others speculate on the implications of such findings. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the validity of claims about gravity as antienergy.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations in the discussion regarding the definitions and interpretations of terms like "gravitons" and "antienergy," as well as the status of ongoing experiments at major research facilities. Some claims are based on non-peer-reviewed sources, which raises questions about their reliability.

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I remember vaguely hearing about gravitons being observed in some university in June. Did this really happen and can anyone give me a link or some details about the discovery?
 
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If they were, somebody should better stop the latest supercollider project and divert savings to the next most promising project.
 
It's "gravitons" not "gravitrons". I only point this out in case you are Googling for information.
 
No reputable experimenters have claimed to have discovered gravitons in the past couple of months. Indeed, no one has even claimed to have found meaningful experimental evidence of gravity waves yet.
 
SDutra said:
I remember vaguely hearing about gravitons being observed in some university in June. Did this really happen and can anyone give me a link or some details about the discovery?
Tell you this, you can answer that question for yourself very easily. Just type 'gravitons discovered' or 'gravitons observed' in the Google search bar. If you are redirected to sites of serious organizations like CERN, FermiLab, NASA, universities like MIT, CALTECH, STANFORD, BERKELEY,...you will find it out. You have the entire internet for yourself, man, start doing some independent research and be a real MAN, Hihaaaaa


Good Luck

regards
marlon

ps the answer is NO
 
That last post was kind of harsh lol. I'll look for it
 
SDutra said:
That last post was kind of harsh lol.
Marlon harsh?! Perish forbid... :eek:
He didn't even tell you what to do if you were directed to "Sid's lab".
 
The last I read fermilab and cern ( don't think they are done yet though, don't remember) were both on the hunt for gravitons and so far they have been unsuccessful in finding evidence of them
 
Dantes said:
The last I read fermilab and cern ( don't think they are done yet though, don't remember) were both on the hunt for gravitons and so far they have been unsuccessful in finding evidence of them

Er... Fermilab has never gone out to look for "gravitons". They were trying to find the Higgs bosons. These are not gravitons.

LEP at CERN were never in any serious contention to find the Higgs. That is why it has been dismantled in favor of the LHC. The LHC is still being built.

Zz.
 
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The current (August) issue of the Discovery magazine has an article discussing string theory, which summarizes attempts to measure gravitons and gravity waves.
 
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Actually,gravitons are thought to be the medium of interacion of the gravitational force. i suppose u know that.it is also thought to be the unit of antienergy or negative energy because gravity is thought to be antienergy
 
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Bud, this is a four year old thread.
 
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Aamir.hussain said:
gravity is thought to be antienergy

It is? That's news to me! :bugeye:

Do you have a reference or citation for that statement, from a reputable scientific source?
 
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jtbell said:
It is? That's news to me! :bugeye:

Do you have a reference or citation for that statement, from a reputable scientific source?

yaa.i got this from a site of astronomy and black holes.there's a whole lot of explanation n it.this is the link:
http://www.astronomy.net/forums/blackholes/messages/5976.shtml
 
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Aamir.hussain said:
yaa.i got this from a site of astronomy and black holes.there's a whole lot of explanation n it.this is the link:
http://www.astronomy.net/forums/blackholes/messages/5976.shtml
A link to an internet forum is not a reputable scientific source. Show us a reference to a published, peer-reviewed article in a scientific journal.

Furthermore, that link is nonsense. The first paragraph reads:
crank site said:
If E=mc2, then energy and matter exist and are exchangeable. We know also that antimatter exists. Scientists are now making anti-Hydrogen regularly in the laboratory. So, if energy, matter and antimatter exist, shouldn’t anti-energy exist, at least conceptually?
That's just silly.
 

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