Deep Space Neutrinos and Dark Matter
Some recent observations of cosmic neutrinos (those are the neutrinos that originate far outside of the Solar System) seem to suggest that the mysterious dark matter might be even heavier than originally thought. There is no a priory reason why dark matter ought to have any particular mass – or even be a very simple entity – but the more complex and outside of the ordinary matter it is, the harder it is to include it in the standard model of particles. This might be a good thing in the end – it may force theorists to consider the alternatives to the Standard Model that are well outside of what has been worked with so far. But hopefully not too far outside. All such work until now (string theory, supersymmetry, loop quantum gravity) has been a total and abject failure.
Finally, the obligatory cautionary note when discussing all such early scientific news. There have only been a very few such strange neutrinos detected thus far, and “more research needs to be done” before we can make any further warranted speculations.
About the Author
Bojan Tunguz
Bojan Tunguz was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he and his family fled during the civil war for the neighboring Croatia. Over the past two decades he has studied, lived and worked in the United States. He is a theoretical physicist with degrees from Stanford and University of Illinois. Tunguz has taught physics at several prominent liberal arts colleges and has been writing about physics, science and technology for more than a decade. He also has a wide spectrum of interests, and reads and writes about current events, society, culture, religion and politics. Over the years he has reviewed many of the books that he has read, and posted his reviews on various online outlets. In 2011 he had become a top 10 reviewer on Amazon.com, where he continues to be very active. Aside from reading and writing, Tunguz enjoys traveling, digital photography, hiking, and fitness. He resides with his wife in Indiana. You can follow my review updates on the following pages as well: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tunguzreview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tunguzreviews Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104312842297641697463/posts
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