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Tachyons—particles moving faster than c—should generate a cone of gravitational radiation, analogous to the Čerenkov emission of electromagnetic radiation. This article examines such an effect and some of the consequences.
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LAPEDES, A., JACOBS, K. Tachyons and Gravitational Čerenkov Radiation. Nature Physical Science 235, 6–7 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci235006a0
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