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Tachyons with any Spin

General Physics 2022-02-03 v3

Abstract

In earlier work we showed how to handle the Group Theoretical issue of the Little Group for spin 1/2 tachyons by introducing a special metric in the Hilbert space of one-particle states. Here that technique is extended to tachyons of any spin. Examining the bi-linear algebra of the generating matrices for spin 5/2, we find a complete basis for the Gell-Mann matrices that form the Lie algebra for SU(3). A Dirac-like equation is developed for tachyons of any integer-plus-one-half spin; and it shows multiple distinct mass eigenvalues. The primary model shows a mass spectrum (in the case of j = 5/2) that roughly mimics the known data on masses of the three neutrinos; the model can be tweaked to fit that experimental data precisely.

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@article{arxiv.2105.03017,
  title  = {Tachyons with any Spin},
  author = {Charles Schwartz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.03017},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

12 pages; some new material beyond v2

R2 v1 2026-06-24T01:51:45.070Z