Faster Than Light : Superluminal Loopholes in Physics

Herbert, Nick

ISBN 10: 0453006043 / ISBN 13: 9780453006040

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1988

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 15808974-20

Synopsis:

Discusses the connection between quantum physics and the theory of relativity, and assesses the implications of faster-than-light travel

Reviews: Even though most physicists believe that the speed of light is as fast as anyone or anything can go, Einstein's theory of special relativity does not rule out faster-than-light (FTL) travel. On the contrary, it seems to indicate that certain superluminal or FTL effects would permit us to re-experience the past: time travel would become a reality, not science fiction. Through this crack in the cosmic egg steps Herbert, a Stanford physicist and author of Quantum Reality , who summarizes clearly current speculation and theory about faster-than-light travel. Along with space warps, black holes and tachyons (hypothetical FTL particles), he looks at the so-called "quantum connection"an alleged force said to instantaneously link any two subatomic particles long after they have bumped into each other. Free of the woolgathering that tints much writing on the "new physics," this brave, exciting book should send scientists back to their drawing boards; for the nonspecialist reader, it reveals a world much stranger than Star Trek.
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Faster Than Light : Superluminal Loopholes ...
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.