Is superluminal travel a theoretical possibility?

Foundations of Physics 14 (4):333-340 (1984)
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The theory of relativity forbids the superluminal travel of ordinary matter. However, it is possible to amend the theory of relativity and to develop a theory permitting superluminal travel. The acceptability of the features needed for superluminal travel is discussed

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Do tachyons produce an unacceptable gravitational field?N. T. Bishop - 1989 - Foundations of Physics 19 (5):619-624.
Is superluminal travel a theoretical possibility? II.N. T. Bishop - 1988 - Foundations of Physics 18 (5):571-574.

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