Unparticle May Lurk in Earth’s Mantle

An experiment using the Earth itself as a source of electrons has narrowed down the search for a new force of nature


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  1. 1. rloldershaw 10:49 AM 2/22/13


    It might be appropriate to point out that so far the various searches for unparticles, fifth force phenomena and long distance spin effects have been entirely negative.

    The new research, while impressive in various ways, only puts more stringent limits on any such phenomena, as is the case with "WIMPs", "sparticles", "extra dimensions", etc.

    Meanwhile, astrophysicists discover trillions of free-floating exoplanets and a quasar supercluster spanning 1200 Mpc, but this hardly warrants a brief mention in the scientific media.

    Strange days indeed!

    Robert L. Oldershaw
    http://www3.amherst.edu/~rloldershaw
    Discrete Scale Relativity/Fractal Cosmology

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  2. 2. S. N. Tiwary 04:27 AM 2/24/13

    Existence of unparticle and fifth fundamental force in nature is extremely bizarre. Such article must be published regularly so that the readers can enjoy.
    S. N. Tiwary
    Director

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