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I Think Faster Than Light Travel is Possible. Here's Why.

Sabine Hossenfelder · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Fundamental physicsCosmology & astrophysics

What it is

Sabine Hossenfelder explains why she thinks faster-than-light travel may not be ruled out. She argues that the standard objections from special relativity are inconclusive.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters recommend it for a compelling, accessible case against treating the speed of light as a hard limit.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
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What HN commenters said

  1. “Sabine Hossenfelder does a good job explaining why the limits imposed by special relativity are not valid arguments”

    Explains why special relativity limits are not valid arguments against FTL

    baja_blast, 2023-06 · Recommendation · in “US Congress doubles down on explosive claims of illegal UFO retrieval programs”

  2. “She does seem to have a pretty compelling argument that the speed of light may not be the maximum speed.”

    Compelling argument that light speed may not be maximum

    prettyStandard, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “She got famous on YouTube. Now it helps fund her research in quantum gravity”

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Topics: special relativity, speed of light, physics, space travel

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