09 Oct 12
Originally posted by sonhouseThe math has been there for some time. I remember a theory from the 80's where tachyons could be reasonbly well explained. As long as they stayed above the speed of light. Crossing the boundary is the challenge. And as the authors of the paper you quote say They found a different way to see things, they don't claim to be able to break the barrier.
http://phys.org/news/2012-10-physicists-special-relativity.html
No warp drive yet but the math is starting to show up.
09 Oct 12
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Originally posted by PonderableWhich is why I said 'no warp drive yet'. They talk about tachyon's in the piece also.
The math has been there for some time. I remember a theory from the 80's where tachyons could be reasonbly well explained. As long as they stayed above the speed of light. Crossing the boundary is the challenge. And as the authors of the paper you quote say They found a different way to see things, they don't claim to be able to break the barrier.