bing chen and yan li

Our second installment of a new series looking at Faster Than Light, or FTL, concepts and technologies. In this episode we look at the Tachyon, a hypothetical superluminal particle than can travel back in time as well as looking at what theory tells us about Time Travel and Temporal Paradoxes.

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Music:
"Doctor Who - Into the Doctor" by PJM25595//Dalekium
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"Morninglight" by Frank Dorittke
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"The Terminator Theme" (Orchestral Remix) by Morten Malvik
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"Mario Bava Sleeps In a Little Later Than He Expected To" by Chris_Zabriskie
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In Episode 4 we look at the concept of wormholes, how they derive from General Relativity, the various different types and theories, and some under-considered uses of wormholes. We'll also discuss some myths and misunderstandings of the concept.

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Cover Art by Jakub Grygier:
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Matt Visser's 1989 paper "Traversable wormholes: Some simple examples":
https://arxiv.org/abs/0809.0907