This is not the first time a theory is found to be lacking in some manner. Better instrumentation and experimentation yields new discoveries on many occasions. I am confident that the physics community will correct the erroneous theory and make forward progress if these results are confirmed. If the physicists are fortunate, previously unknown relationships between particles will be uncovered as a result of the discrepancy.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: Harry Veeder <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Dec 3, 2012 12:16 am Subject: [Vo]:NIST Experiments Challenge Fundamental Understanding of Electromagnetism NIST Experiments Challenge Fundamental Understanding of Electromagnetism >From NIST Tech Beat: November 27, 2012 A cornerstone of physics may require a rethink if findings at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are confirmed. Recent experiments suggest* that the most rigorous predictions based on the fundamental theory of electromagnetism—one of the four fundamental forces in the universe, and harnessed in all electronic devices—may not accurately account for the behavior of atoms in exotic, highly charged states... http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/ebit-112712.cfm Harry
