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Do the space-warp

Nature Physics volume 1, pages 15–16 (2005)Cite this article

There is good reason to suppose that the Universe has more than three spatial dimensions. The first dedicated search for warped extra dimensions has drawn a blank, but hopes are high for the future.

With a couple of notable and distinguished exceptions, fundamental science has usually progressed through experimental discoveries, followed later by theoretical enlightenment. Einstein's general theory of relativity is often cited as one of the exceptions to the rule. In the past couple of decades, however, the standard model of particle physics has also overtaken experiment by successfully predicting what is later observed. Theories with extra dimensions of space could follow suit, but results1 from the D0 experiment at Fermilab, Chicago — presented in Physical Review Letters — show that any additional gravitational force tied to the existence of such dimensions must be weak.

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Figure 1: The signature of a graviton.

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