tachyon

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n. [核]超光速粒子

发音

UK /ˈtæk.i.ɒn/
其它
US /ˈtæ.kiˌɑn/

词形变化

tachyons 复数 tachyons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

    快子

    物理
  2. 2.

    A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.

    物理

词源

Formed as: tachy- + -on, from ταχύς (takhús, “swift”, “rapid”). Coined by American physicist Gerald Feinberg in 1967.

来源：wiktionary