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are the supposed superluminal neutrinos at gran sasso now considered 'pseudoscience'?
Pseudo Epsilon said:are the supposed superluminal neutrinos at gran sasso now considered 'pseudoscience'?
Pseudo Epsilon said:thank you because my friend still uses that as an example of superluminality. Could you please provide a link to the bad circuit article fzero?
Superluminal neutrinos are neutrinos, which are subatomic particles with no electric charge, that appear to travel faster than the speed of light. This phenomenon was first observed in 2011 by a team of scientists at the OPERA experiment in Italy.
Superluminal neutrinos were considered pseudoscience because their observed speed contradicted the well-established theory of relativity, which states that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. This caused skepticism among the scientific community and led to further investigation and scrutiny of the original findings.
Further experiments and analyses of the original OPERA experiment data showed that the observed superluminal speed was due to a faulty connection in the experiment's timing equipment. This error was not accounted for in the initial analysis, leading to the false conclusion of superluminal neutrinos. Additionally, no other experiments have been able to replicate the original findings.
Since the discovery of the faulty equipment in the OPERA experiment, there have been no further studies or evidence supporting the existence of superluminal neutrinos. The concept has been largely dismissed by the scientific community and is no longer considered a valid area of research.
The case of superluminal neutrinos highlights the importance of thorough and rigorous scientific research. It also shows how even established and well-respected scientific theories can be challenged and questioned when new evidence is presented. The case also serves as a reminder to approach extraordinary claims with skepticism and to always seek multiple sources of evidence before accepting a new concept in science.