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Overcoming the Bradyon–Tachyon Barrier
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: Received: 14 October 2016 / Approved: 18 October 2016 / Online: 18 October 2016 (06:35:06 CEST)
How to cite: Nanni, L. Overcoming the Bradyon–Tachyon Barrier. Preprints 2016, 2016100061. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201610.0061.v1 Nanni, L. Overcoming the Bradyon–Tachyon Barrier. Preprints 2016, 2016100061. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201610.0061.v1
Abstract
In this study, the problem of overcoming the infinite energy barrier separating the bradyonic and tachyonic realms is investigated. Making use of the Majorana equation for particles with arbitrary spin and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, it is proved that, under certain conditions of spatial confinement, quantum fluctuations allow particles with very small mass and velocity close to the speed of light to pass in the tachyonic realm, avoiding the problem of the infinite barrier (bradyon–tachyon tunnelling). This theoretical approach allows an avoidance of the difficulties encountered in quantum field theory when it is extended to particles with imaginary rest mass.
Keywords
particles with arbitrary spin; light barrier; tachyon
Subject
Physical Sciences, Particle and Field Physics
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