Faster-than-light particles: a review of tachyon characteristics. Interim report

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6007418

Puscher, E A

This report documents an analytical prediction of some of the characteristics which presently undiscovered faster-than-light sub-atomic particles (called tachyons) must possess if they are to exist without violating the Theory of Special Relativity. A brief review of necessary concepts from the Special Theory is included so that the reader might more readily understand the reasoning as it is developed. Necessary, but not all, characteristics of tachyons are then identified and presented. Finally, an interesting potential relationship between tachyons and anti-gravity is discussed.

• Research Organization: RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6007418
• Report Number(s): AD-A-094529
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
TACHYONS
RELATIVITY THEORY
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
PARTICLE BEAMS
BEAMS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
657003* - Theoretical & Mathematical Physics- Relativity & Gravitation