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RELATIVITY AND FTL TRAVEL
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The "Relativity and FTL Travel" FAQ was created mainly for the
rec.arts.startrek.tech newsgroup. Much of it contains solid
information about relativity (written mainly for the lay-person),
while one important part discusses why relativity tends to forbid
faster than light travel. It explains why no fictional and/or
theoretical idea for FTL Travel can itself get around both the
problems discussed without "special provisions".
The "Introduction to the FAQ" will give much more information about
the FAQ and its various parts. Be sure to check it out so you can
decide which parts of the FAQ you might actually want to
read/download.
If you are interested in other information concerning relativity, be
sure to check out the
Usenet Relativity FAQ.
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The Versions
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As of now, this FAQ is available in these formats: HTML, HTML without
gifs, plain text, LaTeX, and the corresponding postscript file. Below is
information and links to each of these versions:
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In this HTML version, the graphics are all
ASCII. This allows for faster access, but the reader will
have to do without the more detailed and explanatory color
graphics.
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Intro
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Part I
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Part II
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Part III
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Part IV
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A LaTeX version of this FAQ is now available. Everything you
need can be downloaded in one ~190k, tarred, gzipped, and uuencoded
file.
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ftl.tex(~190k).
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Postscript Version:
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This is the type-set postscript file created from
the LaTeX version of the FAQ. It is gzipped and uuencoded and
can be downloaded in one ~430k file.
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ftl.ps (~430k).
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