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    You know that discovery that won you the nobel prize

    You know the one that has been the basis of most physics research for the past 15 years - well it may not be right

    Mysterious 'Dark Energy' May Not Exist, Study Claims
    merely at clientco for the entertainment

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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    You know the one that has been the basis of most physics research for the past 15 years - well it may not be right

    Mysterious 'Dark Energy' May Not Exist, Study Claims
    This is bad. My eldest's thesis title this year is "The expansion history of the universe", of which dark energy is a large part. Couldn't have come at a worse time.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Moose423956 View Post
      This is bad. My eldest's thesis title this year is "The expansion history of the universe", of which dark energy is a large part. Couldn't have come at a worse time.
      I wouldn't worry about it

      bout 80% of what i did in Astrophysics 20 odd years ago has since proven to be wrong or only correct in given situations etc....

      They can only write about what is available and agreed upon by the majority of the scientific community at the time.

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        #4
        Originally posted by eek View Post
        You know the one that has been the basis of most physics research for the past 15 years - well it may not be right

        Mysterious 'Dark Energy' May Not Exist, Study Claims
        There is a more interesting alternative theory that goes something like this:-
        The speed of light slows down gradually over distance, thus light will have a red shift. This is especially so when light slows over a long distance therefore, a red shift does not mean the Universe is expanding. The same theory also accounts for very distant stars and galaxies not showing visible light because by the time light reaches Earth, the wave length is too long to be visable (radio waves?) Moreover, the theory shows there was no big bang .
        "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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          #5
          Personally, I'd be a little skeptical about this. It's not uncommon for a single research paper to make bold claims and be found wanting through further analysis. Time will tell, but it's premature. Also, the analysis is statistical in nature, and relies on a particular test of significance as the basis for questioning earlier, longstanding and closely scrutinized, analysis. I don't know anything about this particular subject area, but it fits a pattern I've seen many times before in my own area. The general public doesn't really have a good sense of the practice of science, which is pretty messy and conditional in nature.

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