爱因斯坦错了?还是电缆松了?
<p>欧洲核子研究中心去年9月在实验中发现,中微子速度快过光速大约每秒6公里,驳倒爱因斯坦相对论中没有物质可以快过光速的理论。如今显示这可能只是一起科学“乌龙事件”。欧洲核子研究中心去年的实验结果有误,原因是一条连接全球定位接收器和计算机的光纤电缆出现了松动。</p><p>欧洲核子研究中心发言人詹姆斯·吉利斯,承认实验结果“现在出现疑问”。欧洲核子研究中心已锁定去年实验中两处各自独立的问题。这两处问题均与全球定位系统接收器相关,可能导致错误读取中微子束抵达意大利实验室的准确时间。事实上,即便是参与去年实验的科学家,也对实验结果持高度谨慎态度。毕竟,这一结论直接挑战爱因斯坦相对论中“物体运动速度不能大于真空光速”的基本原则。欧洲核子研究中心准备继续发射中微子束,重做测试,以断虚实。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upended">upended</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="cable">cable</span>.</p><p><span word="Physicists">Physicists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CERN">CERN</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contradict">contradict</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Einstein">Einstein</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1905 <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Theory">Theory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Relativity">Relativity</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="atomic">atomic</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="neutrinos">neutrinos</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="fractions">fractions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="light">light</span>.</p>
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