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Hunting the Faster than Light Tachyon, and Finding Three Unicorns and a Herd of Elephants

Hunting the Faster than Light Tachyon, and Finding Three Unicorns and a Herd of Elephants

Robert Ehrlich

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2022
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Física
ISBN:
9780367708108
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In 1905, Albert Einstein declared speeds greater than light to be impossible. This book describes the author’s decades-long search for hypothetical subatomic particles known as tachyons that violate this principle.

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