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TACHYON [1 record]

Record 1 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Space Physics
DEF

[A] hypothetical subatomic particle whose velocity always exceeds that of light.

CONT

The existence of the tachyon, though not experimentally established, appears consistent with the theory of relativity, which was originally thought to apply only to particles traveling at or less than the speed of light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique spatiale
DEF

Particule hypothétique, de vitesse supérieure à celle de la lumière dans le vide.

CONT

[Ils] purent démontrer qu'un objet ayant une masse imaginaire et se déplaçant plus vite que la vitesse de la lumière ne viole pas la théorie spéciale de la relativité d'Einstein. Ces particules plus rapides que la lumière et à masse imaginaire furent nommées tachyons.

Spanish

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