Explaining Apparent Superluminal Neutrino Speeds as Quantum Weak Measurement

[Pythagorean]

Title: Can apparent superluminal neutrino speeds be explained as a quantum weak measurement?

Abstract: Probably not

http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.2832

 

[KrisOhn]

Hahaha, that's awesome.

 

[Jack21222]

That's brilliant! I hope it gets accepted for publication like that.

 

[fourier jr]

but wait, there's more!

http://www.improbable.com/2011/10/15/another-best-abstract-ever-economics/
http://www.improbable.com/2011/10/14/an-earlier-best-abstract-ever/

 

[Pengwuino]

hahahahahaha that's epic!

 

[billiards]

epic. but "superluminal"? Yeah i get it, but it seems a bit obtuse.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Short, yes, but I see room for improvement.

 

[billiards]

It reminds me of an exam question that some philosophy student got full marks for ...
Q: Define risk.
A: this

 

[Jack21222]

epic. but "superluminal"? Yeah i get it, but it seems a bit obtuse.

That's the standard adjective to use in this case. Not obtuse at all.

 

[jetwaterluffy]

It reminds me of an exam question that some philosophy student got full marks for ...
Q: Define risk.
A: this

Or even, http://www.studential.com/bio/getps.asp?ps=1492". Philosophers seem to be very risky individuals.

 

[f95toli]

That's brilliant! I hope it gets accepted for publication like that.

It might very well get accepted like that. Note that the first author is Sir Michael Berry from Bristol Univerist, (of "Berry phase" fame); so it wasn't written by some unknown PhD Student.
Berry is one of the leading experts of the world when it comes to quantum measurement theory, and the rest of the paper is quite conventionall when it comes to how it is written.