The Emperor's New Science

French TV stars rock the world of theoretical physics

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

It didn't move at quite the speed of light, but the rumor last month circled the globe within minutes and roiled the ranks of theoretical physicists. It seemed that a pair of French twin brothers who were national television personalities had duped several physics journals by tying together a nonsensical string of...

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