Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!utastro!ethan From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: FTL + Bergenholms Message-ID: <533@utastro.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 15:42:05 EDT Article-I.D.: utastro.533 Posted: Sun Aug 11 15:42:05 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Aug-85 03:44:21 EDT References: <7800039@orstcs.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX Lines: 20 .[] > In theory, this is a potential solution. > We don't know 1) how to overcome inertia; 2) if time dilation still stays > with you; or 3) if there's an easier way to do all this. > orstcs!richardt > "There's got to be a shorter path!" Actually, we do know if time dilation stays with you. Massless particles (like the photon) do not decay (experimental fact). No time passes for them so it would be impossible for them to do so under relativity. In fact, the way relativity is put together it is inconceivable that one could get rid of time dilation this way. I hope there's an easier way. This way sounds impossible. -- "Support the revolution Ethan Vishniac in Latin America... {charm,ut-sally,ut-ngp,noao}!utastro!ethan Buy Cocaine" ethan@utastro.UTEXAS.ARPA Department of Astronomy University of Texas