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Talk:Theory of relativity (view source)
Revision as of 22:24, November 26, 2011
, 22:24, November 26, 2011→Neutrinos and the theory of relativity: new section
[[User:Waterdeep|Waterdeep]] 19:06, 29 August 2011 (EDT)
[[User:Waterdeep|Waterdeep]] 19:06, 29 August 2011 (EDT)
== Neutrinos and the theory of relativity ==
The first line of the article reads: ''The theory of relativity has been repeatedly contradicted by experiments, such as observation of neutrinos travelling faster than the speed of light''.
That sentence is wrong. A more accurate sentence would be as follows: ''The theory of relativity has been repeatedly confirmed by experiments although recently an experiment involving neutrinos raised questions about the speed of light barrier that the theory predicts''.
Many, many experiments involving particle accelerators have confirmed aspects of the theory over many years. Accordingly, the introductory sentence is just plain wrong. I have not just gone and changed it because I am aware that the theory is a particular hobby-horse of the site owner. However, if the site wants to remain a useful source of information this article needs to change to reflect scientific reality.
If anyone wants to discuss this issue before I begin editing, I invite you to do so. --[[User:Virgil|Virgil]] 17:24, 26 November 2011 (EST)