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FROM THE HISTORY OF PHYSICS

Lev Yakovlevich Strum and the hypothesis of the existence of tachyons

G. B. Malykin^a, V. S. Savchuk^b, E. A. Romanets (Shcherbak)<sup>b

a</sup> Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
^b Oles Gonchar Dnipropetrovsk National University

Abstract: It is argued that, historically, the concept of the existence of hypothetical superluminal particles called tachyons was preceded by the concept of a faster-than-light process. The latter concept, put forth by Lev Yakovlevich Strum (1890 – 1936) of the Soviet Union, contained within it the formulation of what later came to be known as the ‘reinterpretation principle’ of tachyon theory, a principle which proved instrumental in solving the problem of cause and effect in faster-than-light motions. L Ya Strum's results on this subject are briefly discussed, and his professional career is outlined.

PACS: 01.65.+g, 03.30.+p

Received: May 17, 2011
Revised: November 14, 2011
Accepted: November 16, 2011

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0182.201211g.1217

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2012, 55:11, 1134–1139

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