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According to some local properties of Lorentz transformation, Einstein stated: ‘Velocities greater than that of light have no possibility of existence’. He neglected to point out the applicable range of the special theory of relativity. In fact, it could only be applied to the subluminal-speed. This paper shows that if we think of the possibility of the existence of the superluminal-speed and redescribe the special theory of relativity following Einstein's way, a new kinematic theory would be founded. The new theory would retain all kinematical meaning of the special theory of relativity when matters move with subluminal-speed and would give new content when matters move with superluminal-speed. The paper also discusses the observation principle for the motions with superluminal-speed.
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Einstein, A.: 1923, in A. Sommerfeld (ed.),The Principle of Relativity, Dover, New York.
Cao Shenglin, Liu Yonzhen, and Deng Zugan: 1986,J. Natural Sci. 2, 36 (also seeAbstracts of Contribution Papers 11th GRG, Vol.II, p. 655).
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Shenglin, C. The theory of relativity and super-luminal-speeds. Astrophys Space Sci 145, 293–302 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642106
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00642106