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Faster-Than-Light Lasers Could “Illuminate” the Universe

13 Jan , 2015 by Matt Williams

It’s a cornerstone of modern physics that nothing in the Universe is faster than the speed of light (c). However, Einstein’s theory of special relativity does allow for instances where certain influences appear to travel faster than light without violating causality. These are what is known as “photonic booms,” a concept similar to a sonic […]

albert einstein, American Astronomical Society, arXiv Astrophysics, c, Cherenkov Radiation, Hubble's Variable Nebula, NGC 2261, photonic boom, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, R Monocerotis, special relativity, speed of light, superluminal

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