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Covariant quantum field theory of tachyons — mentioned by magicalhippo

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:35:26 GMT

> To put it simply: in order to calculate the probability of a quantum process involving tachyons, it is necessary to know not only its past initial state but also its future final state. And from the paper[1]: > Therefore, a Lorentz boost can transform a positive-energy tachyon moving forward in time into a negative-energy tachyon moving backward in time. AFAIK, in Feynman diagrams[2], you also specify the initial and final states, and antiparticles are portrayed as moving backwards in time. Is the similarity just superficial or is there more to it? [1]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00450 [2]…

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Covariant quantum field theory of tachyons — mentioned by magicalhippo

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:25:31 GMT

Preprint here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00450 (was actually linked in the phys.org article)

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Covariant quantum field theory of tachyons — mentioned by PaulHoule

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:24:18 GMT

There is also an arXiv link https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00450

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