Activists argue that the Large Hadron Collider is a threat to Earth
Activists from the United States are trying to delay the launch of the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, reports New Scientist. They filed a lawsuit at CERN, the European Center for the Study of particle physics, which is building a plant. It is located near Geneva, Switzerland.
May 21 Spaniard Luis Sancho and living in Hawaii Walter Wagner filed in the Regional Court in Hawaii lawsuit against USA CERN and American organizations contributing to the construction of collider. They require scientists to submit proof security particle accelerator, before he begins work.
According to CERN, James Dzhillisa, this trial - "complete nonsense". He said that the Large Hadron Collider, in any case, will be launched this year and this will help get invaluable information on the laws of physics and the universe. Gillis also added that anything with the planet because of the BAC will not happen.
In the collider will be simulated state of the universe through billionth fraction of a second after the Big Bang. This will be achieved proton collisions at very high speeds. Thus, researchers hope to find answers to questions why particles have mass, or whether there are additional space dimensions.
Wagner and Sancho raise theoretical scenario that the Collider could create particles that can "absorb" the Earth, such as the "strenglety." "Strenglety" - this is hypothetical densities of matter containing as ordinary quarks, and the so-called "strange".
If strenglety be stable and negatively charged, they can begin to absorb normal matter, making it a "strange". Indeed, the reaction may be offset by an entire planet. Examination in 2003, however, found that BAC does not represent any threat to mankind. The results do not exclude the chance that the collider as a result of the work can be created miniature black holes or exotic "magnetic monopoly", which destroys the protons in ordinary atoms. But this can not lead to disaster.
Wagner, also, in due time, panikoval about Relyativistskogo heavy ion collider in the State Brukheyvena laboratory in the state of New York. But, in the words of Dzhillisa, "RKTI was launched, and we are still here." It is known that the judge appointed a preliminary hearing on June 16, and Wagner is going to transfer securities in the case of government.