Scientists Confirm Discovery of Pear-Shaped Nucleus: A Challenge to Physical Laws and Evidence Against Time Travel
This groundbreaking study has recently been published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
The asymmetric nucleus shaped like a pear was first observed by researchers at CERN in 2013 within the Radium-224 isotope and also in the Barium-144 isotope.
Radium-224 Nucleus. (Image: CERN).
This discovery is incredibly significant, as most principles of physics are based on symmetry.
Until recently, only three shapes of nuclei had been identified: spherical, disc-like, and elliptical. All three shapes are symmetrical and align with the theory of CP-symmetry.
This finding could also assist humanity in understanding how the universe was formed. Astrophysicist Brian Koberlein noted: “A violation of CP symmetry could produce more matter than antimatter. However, the known violations of symmetry are not sufficient to account for the amount of matter we observe. If there are more hidden symmetry violations within the pear-shaped nucleus, then the ultimate mysteries may finally be explained.”
The uneven distribution of mass and electric charge within the nucleus causes isotopes to point in a specific direction in space. This leads to the conclusion that time can only move forward and cannot reverse.
Ultimately, this discovery suggests that the universe may not be as we have always thought, promising to usher in a new era of theoretical physics.
