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Everyone is welcome to attend this exciting talk presented by the Physics & Astronomy Department Spring 2018 Speaker Series
Speed Limit or Speed Bump? The k-calculus & "Extended " Relativity
Lecture Abstract:
Does the special theory of relativity allow for the motion of matter, energy, or information faster than the vacuum speed of light? Conventional wisdom says no, and yet there is a large literature exploring this possibility since the formalism is, in fact, ambiguous on this very important point. I will briefly review the history of tachyons (hypothetical faster than light particles) and “extended” relativity, and show how to develop the basics of a superluminal relativity using Bondi’s k-calculus.
Date: Thursday March 8th, 2018
Time: 13:40pm - 14:55pm
Location: C640
Dr. Kent Peacock
Department of Philosophy
University of Lethbridge
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ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
Room or Area: C640
Contact:
Catherine Drenth | catherine.drenth@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2280 | uleth.ca/artsci/physics-astronomy