Abstract
We take a new look at the postulates of special relativity, at inertial
reference frames, and at photons as carriers of the invariant signal
velocity. We explore the interrelation between limiting velocity,
causality and virtuality, and try to answer the question of whether signals
can be transmitted faster than light. That is do tachyons exist. We study
the implications on the existence of tachyons, of spacetime dimensionality,
causality, rotational symmetry, Lorentz invariance, the principle of
relativity, and the non-conservation of parity. We describe the expected
characteristics and natural habitat of tachyons, and briefly discuss their
possible applications.
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