This is really bothering me... (Physics)

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by Rachel

That is physics as we know it Tracy.

Based on reality as we have observed. The same reality that any other alien race would observe as well.

Originally Posted by Rachel

However I do believe that in this vast universe there could be more intelligent beings then us. Maybe they have better science. When I say inflexible you show it. You believe in physics as an absolute.

I'm sure there is other life that's more intelligent than us. But I still doubt they can outdo the power of a gamma ray burst that's so powerful, it appears like it's a supernova in our galaxy, even though it's at the edge of the observable universe. Even that obeys the speed of light and other physics we're aware of.

The hypothetical more intelligent aliens may have figured out how to unify QM and relativity, but it still doesn't change the fact that you can't go faster than light.

And physics is an absolute. It works the same for everyone, anywhere in the universe.

Originally Posted by violet lightning

Also, I seem to remember reading a while back that scientists had discovered particles or something previously unknown, that was traveling just ahead of light speed. Does that ring a bell with anyone?

Is this what you're talking about?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/841690.stm

It still requires a medium for light to pass through to get this effect. There is no medium for aliens to travel through on the way to earth. Just mostly empty space.

[runround04]

My friend has a DeLoren that goes 88 mph... Just a little humor to ease the tension

[Rachel]

They used to say if man was meant to fly he would have been born with wings lol. And now look at us.

[crossingoceans]

I read somewhere on the internet about a device that, apparently can allow data to travel faster than speed of light, it also said that only microwaves can do this. It's still experimental but if they can perfect it, it's gonna be a huge milestone in technology. Specially to communicate with astronauts when they're in mission on other planets.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by Icekiller

I read somewhere on the internet about a device that, apparently can allow data to travel faster than speed of light, it also said that only microwaves can do this. It's still experimental but if they can perfect it, it's gonna be a huge milestone in technology. Specially to communicate with astronauts when they're in mission on other planets.

Never heared of that. Have you any links or verificationon this?
I can't belief that it is possible.

[crossingoceans]

Let me search for it. I read it on overclock.net but it seems like the thread was deleted...

EDIT: I found it, here it is

http://current.com/items/90301786_sc...t.htm?xid=ch60

[TracyCoxx]

I'm interested in that link too. Are you talking about the polarization synchrotron?

[Tread]

It seems to be a generaly wave effect, similar to the experiment that TracyCoxx linked. It look like the wave is faster than the speed of light. Measurements show that the wave arrive before it is send. That mean to effect the past!? But in this experiments no information or particles travel faster than the speed of light. The entire particles cause the effect as wave.

The faster than the speed of light experiments are currently repeat by others to verify or not.
Tryes to send a waves, that are unpredictable, showed that the arrived wave was not the same as the emitted.

I search an english article.