It is not consistent with quantum mechanics under extreme conditions. One or both theories will need to be expanded to resolve this. In a similar sense Newtonian mechanics is "wrong" or incomplete because it does not encompass relativity or QM.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Javor Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 12:16 PM To: Untitled Subject: Re: FTL EMC? Okay, I'll bite. No knowledge of general relativity beyond that of the layman, but how can one say it is definitely wrong? Ken Javor Phone: (256) 650-5261 > From: John Woodgate <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:02:56 +0100 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: FTL EMC? > > In message > <B41B4B2568C70849A6D5CDDA1C4918CB477F285E6B@GVW1119EXC.americas.hpqcorp.n > et>, dated Mon, 6 Jul 2009, "Schumacher, Richard (Signal Integrity TSG)" > <[email protected]> writes: > >> Somehow I doubt it. It violates relativity, and news of that device is >> at least five years old: > > It doesn't violate relativity ,because only a **pattern** moves FTL, not > any material object. I think it was Asimov or Clarke who pointed out > that if you have a very long pair of scissors and you close them very > quickly, the point where the blades cross can reach superluminal speed, > but the blades do not. > > Not that relativity is sacrosanct. Special relativity is like Euclidean > geometry, a powerful mathematical concept, but not related to the real > world. (Euclid isn't true on a quasi-spherical Earth and SR isn't true > under gravity.) > > General Relativity is definitely wrong, but not by much, probably, and > no-one knows in what fundamental way or how. > -- > OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk > Things can always get better. But that's not the only option. > John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to > <[email protected]> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> > David Heald: <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
