[68skylark]

I think I'm usually able to follow article in the ScienceTimes section of the paper. (Or at least I flatter myself enough to think I understand the article pretty well!) In this case, though, it's hard to figure out what the author is trying to say.

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[68skylark]

Sorry for the typo by the way -- it's my fault, not the NY Times. The first word in the article should be "An," not "In."

[Consort]

The existence of the new matter is predicted by an unconfirmed theory called supersymmetry.

New matter? Predicted? It's probably old matter and was newly found.

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[itsahoot]

every known particle in the universe from the electron to the neutrino has a counterpart that has eluded detection.

Sort of like the Conservative GW Bush.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

4 billion of those little guys, that is a lot!

[Liberty Tree Surgeon]

According to the theory, every known particle in the universe from the electron to the neutrino has a counterpart that has eluded detection.

Yet another fact-checking gaff from the NYT, I think. Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the counterparts of many particles have been detected, such as the electron/positron, right?

LTS

[pcx99]

Most theories state that the universe should have a lot more stuff in it than we can presently detect. The missing matter is called "dark matter" because we've never actually been able to find it when the models say it should be there and detectable.

If I'm reading this correctly it appears that the missing matter exists just beside us instead of inside us. If the experiment plays out then we've found a way to explain the missing matter which would go a long way to verifying some theories about why the universe is the way it is.

I think the article goes a bit far in assuming we're detecting another universe, more likely we're detecting the additional dimentions in our existing universe that string theory predicts (point, left, right, up, down, time, and then about 8 more different directions we can't really percieve that are wrapped around the current 3d+time dimensions). Which would make the article even MORE interesting because it would confirm not only the dark matter but the additional dimensions string theory predicts.

[reed_inthe_wind]

"a vast shadow universe of normally unseen matter existing side by side with ours"

But do they have the New York Times?

[hershey]

In that universe I won the powerball lottery.

[Junior]

Ping.

[Physicist]

I'll comment later. Meanwhile, Here's an old FR thread about the same experiment.

[e_engineer]

In this case, though, it's hard to figure out what the author is trying to say.

The message is buried deep in the article:

In another misfortune for the g minus 2 group, the experiment has not received financing from the Energy Department to continue the work.

Translation: "Send more money!"

;^)

[Reactionary]

I have to... ping this thread.