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Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons?

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On Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 11:27:39 AM UTC-5, Edward Prochak wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 10:15:23 AM UTC-4, Jerry Kraus wrote:
> > Wouldn't the simplest explanation of "Dark Matter" simply be that it's
> > comprised of sub-atomic particles travelling at speeds faster than the
> > speed of light, and, that's precisely why we can't perceive it, at all?
> 
> keep this property in mind----^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> >   And, wouldn't that pretty much be the death knell of the Theory of
> > Relativity, if 90% of the matter in the universe is travelling at
> > ultra-light speeds?
> 
> Sorry but no.
> if these tachyons, as "sub-atomic particles travelling at speeds faster
> than the speed of light" are called, do not carry information across
> the Speed of Light in Vacuum barrier, then it does not change the physics
> for non-tachyon particles.
> 
> Now it could mean an improved theory such that general relativity is
> a special case of this new theory, just as special relativity is a
> special case of general relativity and just as newtonian theory is
> a special case of special relativity.
> 
> >    Also, couldn't all those sub-atomic particles travelling
> > unperceived at speeds faster than light effectively do away with
> > the ambiguities and uncertainties of Quantum Mechanics, and
> > replace it with predictable, stable mechanisms operating in
> > the sub-atomic world?
> 
> Perhaps and perhaps not. Application of Bell's theorem seem to
> exclude hidden variables to explain cert quantum features. And
> that seems to exclude even hidden particles.
> 
> Tachyons are not a new idea (at least forty years old).
> And no evidence has been found to support the idea. So
> no need to jump on that bandwagon yet. (Yes, no proof
> they don't exist, but you cannot prove the negative.)
> HTH,
>   Ed

Thanks, Ed, nice analysis.   But, you have to admit, the fact that 90% of the universe is "Dark Matter", does make Tachyons a very tempting, and a very simple explanation, doesn't it?

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Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Jerry Kraus <jkraus1999@gmail.com> - 2018-04-24 07:15 -0700
  Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-04-24 15:46 +0000
    Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 08:16 -0700
      Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 15:22 +0000
        Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 08:55 -0700
          Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 08:59 -0700
            Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 16:15 +0000
              Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 09:21 -0700
                Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 17:07 +0000
          Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 16:15 +0000
  Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-04-24 09:27 -0700
    Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Jerry Kraus <jkraus1999@gmail.com> - 2018-04-24 11:46 -0700
      Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 10:26 -0700
        Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 13:13 -0700
          Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 19:46 -0700
            Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-04-26 07:13 -0700
              Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-04-26 15:01 +0000
                Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-04-26 09:04 -0700
  Re: Could "Dark Matter" simply be a composite of Tachyons? Lofty Goat <rlwatkins@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 20:31 -0500

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