Simple Model for Tachyons
- 1 June 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 24 (22) , 1245-1246
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.24.1245
Abstract
The Frenkel-Kontorova model of a dislocation might be useful for the study of tachyons. The model has tachyonlike solutions which correspond to unstable states. This may explain why tachyons are unlikely to be observed.Keywords
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