2007/04/24 by M. Ibison, Ibison, M.
Physics and Astronomy · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #physics.class-ph #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0704.3277
Slightly revised from earlier publication with J. Em. P
arxiv created 2007/04/24 · openalex publication_date 2007/04/24 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.