I was more concerned about the size of the effect -- if the velocity of the neutrino had been twice, or ten times that of C I would be more likely to view it as 'new physics', rather than something that may or may not be within the margin or error of the measurement, which is what the current controversy is about.
Decided to check out the creds of the author of the article you linked to; came up with: 2001 - 2005 | Bates College | Lewiston, ME • Graduated in 2005 with honors in Geology, secondary focus in English So he's got some science chops (an undergraduate major). On Oct 15, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Mike Palij wrote: > Well, you can forget about them if re-analyses are correct. > Here is one source that explains away the faster than light finding > in terms of relativity and different frames of reference -- it is > for a general audience: > http://dvice.com/archives/2011/10/speedy-neutrino.php > > The primary source is at arXiv.org: > http://arxiv.org/abs/1110.2685 > > And here I was writing a novel about how the sins of one's > children come back in time to trouble the parents. ;-) > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > P.S. It's hard for non-Apple people to appreciate the Apple > zombie craze for the iPhone 4s until one realizes that it can > be very, very helpful in some rather difficult and tricky tasks; see: > http://dvice.com/archives/2011/10/iphone-4ss-siri.php > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a64900b&n=T&l=tips&o=13445 > or send a blank email to > leave-13445-13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a649...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=13446 or send a blank email to leave-13446-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
