Reports suggest that scientists from the High Energy Physics Group (HEP) of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg have unfolded the greatest mysteries of Physics as they have discovered the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe's dark matter.
The scientists from HEP claim that they have discovers a new particle that will help them decipher the dark matter. Dubbed as "Mandala Boson," the sign of this new particle was first discovered in the year 2012, while another experiment, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was in progress. It is said that during the experiment, scientists noticed an unusual collision between proton-proton. From the first experiment to the most recent LHC experiments, researchers have developed the "Mandala Hypothesis." And, after the repeat experiments, it has found a stronger foothold, though nothing official has been confirmed yet, Science Alert reported.
Professor Bruce Mellado, the team lead of the HEP group, has said in a press release that on the basis of the data collected by the scientists during the LHC experiments that were conducted till the year, 2012 and in collaboration with scientists from Sweden and India, the Mandala hypothesis was formulated, Phys Org reported.
Notably, the press release mentions that the Mandala Hypothesis is similar to the Higgs Boson particles that were confirmed in 2012. However, Higgs Boson particles only interact with a mass that can be seen, felt or touched while Mandala Boson can also interact with other invisible materials or unknown materials.
Scientists have believed for a long time that dark matter does exist since ordinary matter is not enough to hold the universe. And, modern physics has revolutionized new concepts that classical physics has failed to explain.
"Mandala Boson" can actually open up doors and facilitate ground-breaking discoveries as the new particles can provide an explanation to a lot of unknown matter that exists in the Universe. But, before that scientists will have to come up with a lot more evidence to substantiate their findings.
