Published June 11, 1976 | Version v1
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Superluminal transoformations and tachyons

  • 1. Institut Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana (Yugoslavia)

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In this paper real superluminal transformations are studied assuming the existence of the superluminal or f-world which is completely symmetrical to the subluminal or s-world. The basic assumption is that if a reference frame Ssub(f) is superluminal with respect to a subluminal reference frame Ssub(s), then Ssub(f) must be superluminal to all subluminal reference frame S'sub(s). From this assumption two types of superluminal transformations, Msub(+-) and Nsub(+-), are derived. However, under transformations Msub(+-) the light velocity is in general not invariant, while for Nsub(+-) the relative velocity of frames Ssub(f) and Ssub(s) has not an evident physical meaning. Other properties of both transformations are briefly discussed and rather pessimistic conclusions concerning the validity of the duality principle are reached

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Journal Title
Il Nuovo Cimento B Series 11
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
2
Series
Nuovo Cim., B.
Journal Page Range
821-828
ISSN
1826-9877

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Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
9368576
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS; RELATIVITY THEORY; TACHYONS; TRANSFORMATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES

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