%0 Generic %1 citeulike:1257791 %A Ibison, M. %D 2007 %K boosts superluminal %T Tachyons and superluminal boosts %U http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.3277 %X Some arguments in favour of the existence of tachyons and extensions of the Lorentz Group are presented. On the former, it is observed that with a slight modification to standard electromagnetic theory a single superluminal charge will bind to itself in a self-sustaining circular orbit, suggestive of a (modified) electromagnetic interpretation of the strong force. Symmetries in that theory are used in the subsequent analysis as a starting point in the search for physically-motivated extensions of the Lorentz Group. There is some discussion of the validity of imaginary coordinates in superluminal transformations of frame. The article concludes with some speculation on the implications for faster-than light travel.

@misc{citeulike:1257791, abstract = {Some arguments in favour of the existence of tachyons and extensions of the Lorentz Group are presented. On the former, it is observed that with a slight modification to standard electromagnetic theory a single superluminal charge will bind to itself in a self-sustaining circular orbit, suggestive of a (modified) electromagnetic interpretation of the strong force. Symmetries in that theory are used in the subsequent analysis as a starting point in the search for physically-motivated extensions of the Lorentz Group. There is some discussion of the validity of imaginary coordinates in superluminal transformations of frame. The article concludes with some speculation on the implications for faster-than light travel.}, added-at = {2007-08-18T13:22:24.000+0200}, author = {Ibison, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a3d607c90cd7529013e1e8078f1fb9b5/a_olympia}, citeulike-article-id = {1257791}, description = {citeulike}, eprint = {0704.3277}, interhash = {e479efea59622f3fa27dfee0ccb6691f}, intrahash = {a3d607c90cd7529013e1e8078f1fb9b5}, keywords = {boosts superluminal}, month = Apr, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2007-08-18T13:22:27.000+0200}, title = {Tachyons and superluminal boosts}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0704.3277}, year = 2007 }