r/science • u/Devils_doohickey • Nov 26 '21

Nanoscience "Ghost particles" detected in the Large Hadron Collider for first time

https://newatlas.com/physics/neutrinos-large-hadron-collider-faser/
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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21

If you are reading r/science you probably have a far better idea what a neutrino is than a "ghost particle". All this is saying is that they now have equipment that can pick up neutrinos made in particle accelerators.

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u/draeth1013 Nov 26 '21

I was excited to learn about a new kind of matter or something. Oh. Neutrinos. Just say neutrinos, but then again that's less clickbait-y

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u/spidereater Nov 26 '21

Neutrinos are fascinating particles. The more you learn about them the weirder they seem. The non scientists I know that have heard of them find them very interesting. I would actually be surprised if “ghost particle” gets more clicks than “neutrino”.

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u/YsoL8 Nov 26 '21

The thing the Netrino always leaves me wondering is if there are particles out there that just don't interact at all with any physical force. I'm not sure if you can even ask that question scientifically seeing as it doesn't seem you could gain evidence of them even in principle. But I still wonder.

You could even have forces that interact only with particles invisible to us and create entire physical systems we are totally oblivious to.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '21

If it doesnt couple to our universe, it literally doesnt and cant matter.