The episode apparently brings to a close one of the more exciting potential findings deriving from the CERN laboratory which hosts over two thousand full-time employees.Īppearing at the 25th International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics in Kyoto, CERN Research Director Sergio Bertolucci spoke of his anticipation of receiving such findings: On this occasion, each of the experiments provided results which were consistent with the speed of light having not been exceeded. In order to arrive at these new results, the flight of neutrinos passing once again from CERN to the Gran Sasso Laboratory was measured, this time with four separate experiments, Borexino, ICARUS, LVD and OPERA.
If true, this would seem to contradict Einstein's restricted theory of relativity, which famously states that nothing can travel faster than light in a vacuum and is the basis for much of modern physics.ĭespite repeating the process 15,000 times with consistent findings, the OPERA team cautioned skepticism until the results could be independently verified and invited scientists to investigate the study’s findings. A faulty element of the experiment’s fiber optic timing system has been cited by CERN as a likely cause for the error.Īs we previously reported, the OPERA collaborative experiment which joins CERN scientists with their counterparts located 730 km (or 454 miles) away at Italy's Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), found that neutrons sent from the former to the latter location appeared to reach their destination 60 nanoseconds sooner than photon light particles. New results from CERN today would appear to confirm that last year’s findings by the OPERA experiment which appeared to suggest that neutrinos could travel faster than light were incorrect. Are Muon Neutrinos Faster Than Light Particles: Possible Consequences for Neutrino Oscillations Published in: 178 (1986) 115-120 DOI: 10.1016/. Answer (1 of 6): Question is, Why do neutrinos travel faster than light in water My answer would be, why not Not only neutrinos, but just about every other elementary particle can travel faster than light once you choose an appropriate medium.
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