What are Tachyons? |
| No, they are not particles
with a poor taste in clothing. They are hypothetical particles whose speed
is always greater than that of light. You may recall that one of the basic
principles of relativity is that no object can travel faster than light.
What makes this particle even more interesting is that it is said to have an imaginary mass. Imaginary in this sense refers to the mathematical definition of a number which is multiplied by the square root of -1. The energy of a tachyon is supposed to decrease as its speed increases, approaching zero as its speed heads toward infinity. Various experimental searches have been made for tachyons, with no success so far. |
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ref: Physics Phacts Page |