Dartmouth College researchers have launched a new mathematical sequential program that aids in identifying real art from fake replicas.

The technique of complex analytical formulas was made public on Monday at the National Academy of Sciences. The program basically takes a high-resolution digital image of the art and compares it to the artist’s style.

The program identifies the brush strokes and unique penmanship and then compares it to other works of the artists to make a positive identification.

"What we've tried to do is capture certain mathematical properties of an artist in terms of their underlying style, properties almost certainly not visible to human eyes," said Farid, Computer Science Professor, Dartmouth University.

In an experiment, the application was able to sort through a well-known artist’s art and selected eight accurate paintings from the five replicas.

Researchers pointed that this is by no means the only tool to identify replicas. In fact, they stated, that this is another tool in the arsenal to identify fake works of art.

Some experts were less optimistic about the tool than its founding members and informed that no tool can replace the art of human authenticating. They said that the tool can easily be manipulated and it may jeopardize some valuable pieces of art.