Comment on "Macroscopic violation of special relativity" by Nimtz and Stahlhofen [arXiv:0708.0681v1]
| dc.creator | Winful, Herbert G. | |
| dc.date | 2007-09-18 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:30:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:30:21Z | |
| dc.description | A recent paper by G. Nimtz and A. A. Stahlhofen [arXiv:0708.0681v1] makes the following claims: (1) that the authors have observed a macroscopic violation of special relativity, (2) that they have demonstrated quantum mechanical behavior of evanescent modes on a meter-length scale, and (3) that barriers are crossed in zero time, implying superluminal (faster than light), and indeed, infinite tunneling velocity. Here I suggest that all these claims are erroneous and are based on a misinterpretation of a purely classical measurement accurately described by Maxwell's equations. | |
| dc.description | This is a comment on a paper posted on the arXiv on August 5, 2007 and reported in the New Scientist on August 18, 2007 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2736 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2736 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/138222 | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Physics | |
| dc.subject | Optics | |
| dc.title | Comment on "Macroscopic violation of special relativity" by Nimtz and Stahlhofen [arXiv:0708.0681v1] | |
| dc.type | text |