Physics beyond the speed of light.

[brianhurren]

Is there a branch of physics that exist over the speed of light? like a superphysics or hyperphysics?

 

[Khashishi]

that branch is called science fiction

 

[phinds]

that branch is called science fiction

+1 on that

 

[brianhurren]

yes, I mean hypothetically. it would all be theoretical, only of interest to drunken mathematicians.

 

[ZapperZ]

This is venturing into pure speculation, which is against the Rules of this forum. You've already been given an answer to your question, which is whether there is a branch of physics dealing with this.

Zz.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Asked and answered.

 

[HallsofIvy]

yes, I mean hypothetically. it would all be theoretical, only of interest to drunken mathematicians.

"Drunken mathematicians"?? I resemble that remark!

 

[Drakkith]

Is there a branch of physics that exist over the speed of light? like a superphysics or hyperphysics?

There is no brance of physics for just FTL, because FTL is only known to be possible in Cosmology. (The study of the universe at a large scale) Galaxies beyond a certain distance from us reach recession velocities that are above c due to the metric expansion of space.

I assume this isn't anything like what you were expecting, but this is literally the only case of FTL that we know of.

 

[Danger]

this is literally the only case of FTL that we know of.

Unless...

If Brian is asking about the Hartman Effect involving virtual particles, or Cherenkov radiation resultant of a particle exceeding the phase velocity, but not the individual photonic speed, of light in a medium.
This might just be a matter of a terminology gap.

 

[Vorde]

There was a paper published I want to say about a year ago (I looked but could not find it) that was somewhat along these lines. I could only get a little way through it because it was technical but the gist was that the paper was exploring what superluminal travel would be like according to GR/SR-type theories; acknowledging that such travel was by all accounts impossible.

I'll edit in the link or respond if I can find it.