That match, with only a 1 - in - 100,000 chance of being caused by a statistical error, virtually eliminates any possibility that B - sub-s meson decay is related to interaction with particles predicted
by dark matter theories, as some physicists have suspected.
«But there has been the possibility it could decay through new particles predicted
by dark matter theories, such as supersymmetry.
Not exact matches
The
theory of gravity as developed
by Isaac Newton and refined
by Albert Einstein doesn't quite explain the movement of stars, necessitating the addition of unproven «
dark matter» to make the equations balance.
The absence of
dark matter annihilation signals outside the Milky Way could be a crucial hint towards this richer
theory of
dark matter, which will be tested
by future observations.
A popular
theory holds that there are three different mechanisms
by which
dark matter annihilation can produce these gamma rays, two of which have been observed previously.
For instance, Simpson says, a
theory known as Modified Newtonian Dynamics is no longer supported
by the
dark matter data.
Most physicists are confident that the particles we refer to as
dark matter will be found, whether or not they are the specific particles predicted
by string
theory.
But it is not clear what the
dark matter is, and some scientists have argued that modifying the laws of gravity set out
by Newton and Einstein could explain the observations in question, without the need for
dark matter (see Gravity
theory dispenses with
dark matter).
Dark matter particles predicted
by supersymmetry — a
theory that proposes hidden connections between
matter particles and particles that transmit forces — might be an early discovery of the LHC, depending on how much the particles weigh, said CERN director - general Rolf Heuer.
Theory suggests that over time the gravity wells created
by Earth, the sun, and the Milky Way would have sucked in an enormous number of
dark -
matter particles.
In it they would seek the elusive «
dark matter» whose gravity binds the galaxies, a type of radioactivity that would blur the line between
matter and antimatter, and protons falling apart as predicted
by some particle
theories.
As scientists expand their search, they will be able to better test current cosmological
theories by comparing the amounts of
dark and visible
matter.
Dark matter is a fiction, created
by astronomers wedded to the big bang
theory.
Some
theories say that
dark matter is only an illusion caused
by a failure to understand the way gravity works on the grand scale of the universe.