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Other dimensions might soon be detected
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Northeastern University and University of California scientists say they might soon have evidence of extra dimensions and other exotic predictions.
Early results from a neutrino detector at the South Pole called AMANDA suggest ghostlike particles from space could serve as probes to a world beyond our familiar three dimensions, the research team says. The evidence, they say, would come from how neutrinos interact with other forms of matter on Earth.
No more than a dozen high-energy neutrinos have been detected so far. However, the current detection rate and energy range indicate AMANDA's larger successor, called IceCube, now under construction, could provide the first evidence for string theory and other theories that attempt to build upon our current understanding of the universe.
An article describing this work appears in the current issue of Physical Review Letters.
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Other dimensions might soon be detected
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Northeastern University and University of California scientists say they might soon have evidence of extra dimensions and other exotic predictions.
Early results from a neutrino detector at the South Pole called AMANDA suggest ghostlike particles from space could serve as probes to a world beyond our familiar three dimensions, the research team says. The evidence, they say, would come from how neutrinos interact with other forms of matter on Earth.
No more than a dozen high-energy neutrinos have been detected so far. However, the current detection rate and energy range indicate AMANDA's larger successor, called IceCube, now under construction, could provide the first evidence for string theory and other theories that attempt to build upon our current understanding of the universe.
An article describing this work appears in the current issue of Physical Review Letters.
© Copyright 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved