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Tachyons imply the existence of a priviledged frame

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It is shown that the existence of faster-than-light signals (tachyons) would imply the existence (and detectability) of a privileged inertial frame and that one can avoid all problems with reversed-time order only by using absolute synchronization instead of the standard one. The connection between these results and the EPR-paradox is discussed.

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Sjödin, T., Heylighen, F. Tachyons imply the existence of a priviledged frame. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 44, 617–623 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02746774

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