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The introduction of supersymmetry also solved the nasty problem of tachyons by replacing those troublesome particles with supersymmetric partners, which was a nice flourish.
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Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Unfortunately, this proto-string theory made incorrect predictions about the nature of the strong force and also had a variety of troublesome artifacts (like the existence of tachyons, particles that only traveled faster than light).
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
At first glance, tachyons wouldn’t cause much trouble.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
The tachyon particle has an intriguing time travel component.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
Yes, there is a hypothetical particle, called the tachyon, that could travel back in time.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
This predicts that every particle has a superpartner and, by an extraordinary coincidence, the same condition actually eliminates the tachyon.
—Lorenzo Bianchi, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2018
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Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
Unfortunately, this proto-string theory made incorrect predictions about the nature of the strong force and also had a variety of troublesome artifacts (like the existence of tachyons, particles that only traveled faster than light).
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
At first glance, tachyons wouldn’t cause much trouble.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
The tachyon particle has an intriguing time travel component.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
Yes, there is a hypothetical particle, called the tachyon, that could travel back in time.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
This predicts that every particle has a superpartner and, by an extraordinary coincidence, the same condition actually eliminates the tachyon.
—Lorenzo Bianchi, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2018
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“Tachyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tachyon. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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