lowenz
17-08-2007, 10:23
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8487
I soliti toni sensazionalistici, peccato che invece un po' sotto qualcuno abbia detto come stanno le cose :D
Special Relativity is a special frame of reference and information transfer consideration.
In a local, non-accelerated frame of reference (or multiple local, non-accelerated frames of references) information cannot cannot be transmitted faster than the speed of light, and nothing that can carry information can travel faster than the speed of light. The classic example is the group velocity of a wave. The group velocity of a wave can easily be greater than the speed of light, but no information is ever transmitted at the group velocity.
If they want to prove that they "broke the speed of light" then they need to transmit information faster than the speed of light in a local, non-accelerated reference frame. Period.
Tunneling, in theory, can involve rotating reference frames (e.g., a coupled spin environment) which are definitely *accelerating* reference frames. In such cases the speed of light restriction for special relativity is *not* violated.
Quindi ocio a leggere le notizie ;)
I soliti toni sensazionalistici, peccato che invece un po' sotto qualcuno abbia detto come stanno le cose :D
Special Relativity is a special frame of reference and information transfer consideration.
In a local, non-accelerated frame of reference (or multiple local, non-accelerated frames of references) information cannot cannot be transmitted faster than the speed of light, and nothing that can carry information can travel faster than the speed of light. The classic example is the group velocity of a wave. The group velocity of a wave can easily be greater than the speed of light, but no information is ever transmitted at the group velocity.
If they want to prove that they "broke the speed of light" then they need to transmit information faster than the speed of light in a local, non-accelerated reference frame. Period.
Tunneling, in theory, can involve rotating reference frames (e.g., a coupled spin environment) which are definitely *accelerating* reference frames. In such cases the speed of light restriction for special relativity is *not* violated.
Quindi ocio a leggere le notizie ;)