Tachyons in fiction
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The hypothetical particles tachyons have inspired many occurrences of in fiction.[1][2]
In general, tachyons are a standby mechanism upon which many science fiction authors rely to establish faster-than-light communication, with or without reference to causality issues.[3]
See also
- A chronon is a fictional elementary particle with time-travel properties in some works of science fiction.
- Thiotimoline
References
- ^ Fisher, Mandy (25 March 2017). "Tachyons are flashy in popular culture". 1E.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Nicoll, James Davis (17 August 2018). "When Will SF Learn to Love the Tachyon Rocket?". Tor.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Norton, John D. "Spacetime, Tachyon, Twins, ..." pitt.edu. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
Further reading
- Ash, Brian, ed. (1977). "Spacecraft and Star Drives". The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: Harmony Books. p. 77. ISBN 0-517-53174-7. OCLC 2984418.
- Nicholls, Peter (1983). "Time travel in physics". In Nicholls, Peter (ed.). The Science in Science Fiction. New York: Knopf. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-53010-1. OCLC 8689657.
- Nicholls, Peter (2011). "Tachyons". In Clute, John; Langford, David; Sleight, Graham (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (4th ed.). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
External links
Media related to Tachyons in fiction at Wikimedia Commons
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