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    This document discusses challenges to Einstein's theory of special relativity posed by quantum mechanics and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. It argues that the uncertainty principle allows particles to have speeds faster than light by violating Lorentz transformations. Specifically, it suggests that neutrinos observed to travel faster than light can be understood as having imaginary mass in the framework of Poincare group representations, placing them in the space-like region where speeds above light are possible. While Einstein's theory is recovered in the limit of small Planck's constant, the document concludes that a revision of fundamental physics may be needed to reconcile relativity with quantum behavior.

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    Is Einstein Theory of Relativity Correc

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    May Einstein Theory of Relativity be valid for all the physical phenomena?
    Jose N. Pecina-Cruz

    Department of Physics and Geology the University of Texas- Pan American
    1201 W. University Dr., Edinburg, Texas 78539-2999
    Jpecina2@utpa
    And

    Roger M Pecina EVETech Corp. CEO
    401 North Congress Ave. Suite 1540, Austin Texas 78701

    Abstract
    From the foundations of physics this paper discusses if Lorentz invariance holds for any event.
    For instance, the speed of neutrino is an event that violates Einsteins theory of SR and so
    Lorentz invariance. SR will recuperate its faithfulness in the limit as 0
    2
    2

    because
    like time is x x x x s .. .. 0 ) ( ) (
    2 0
    2
    0
    1
    2
    2 1



    PACS: .02.20.-a, .03.65.Fd, 14.60.Lm, 14.60.St

    Introduction
    Section 1, discusses why the Lorentz transformations are violated by the Heisenberg uncertainty
    principle. That is how the uncertainty in the velocity of a particle affects
    the Lorentz transformations laws of the motion of a particle. Invalidating the Einstein postulate
    of constancy of speed velocity of light in inertial reference frames, as a matter of fact the speed
    of the particle is greater than light.

    1. Particles with speed faster than light

    2

    The Heisenbergs uncertainty principle and the space-like unitary irreducible representations of
    the Poincare group invalidate Lorentz transformations in the quantum World. The E. Wigner[1]
    and V. Bargmann[2] procedure to construct unitary irreducible representations of the Poincare
    group allow particles with imaginary mass (whose square is negative) and are confined to the
    space-like region of the light-cone. Hence, they can reach speeds greater than speed light. This
    speed is completely in agreement with Heisenbergs uncertainty principle. Particles wandering
    around the walls of light-cone can jump from the time-like to space-like regions back and
    forth[3]. Einstein never accepted quantum mechanics as a theory to describe a physical
    phenomenon. This led him to prevent a possible flown in one of his postulates of the Special
    Theory of Relativity.
    The uncertainty principle for an interval S in the space-time is [5]
    p
    S
    A
    = A

    . (1)
    2
    2
    2 2 0
    2
    0
    1
    2
    2 1
    ) ( ) ( ) (
    m
    p
    x x x x

    =
    A
    s . (2)
    This is the probability that a particle of mass m tunnel from the time-like to the space-like
    regions in the light-cone. In other words, according with Heisenberg, a particle at position x
    1
    at
    time t
    1
    has an uncertainty in its velocity. One observer in an inertial reference frame sees a
    particle emitted at x
    1
    and absorbed at x
    2
    another observer in an inertial reference frame may see
    the particle absorbed at x
    2
    at time t
    2
    before the time t
    1
    it is emitted at x
    1
    . This is a violation of the
    causality principle. Therefore, the Laws of Physics are not the same in all inertial reference
    frames neither the velocity of light is the upper limit of velocities in the universe. If
    2
    2
    m

    -> 0
    The Einstein postulates are valid and the special theory of relativity is recovered. In the same
    way that if c-> Newtons mechanics is applicable.
    Therefore a revision in the heart of physics is necessary before intending to perform the
    quantization of gravity. Similar review is recommended for other theories whose predictions do
    not fit the real world behavior.

    Conclusion
    We have found that neutrinos can be identified as the space-like unitary irreducible
    representations of the Poincare group[3]. Then the elusive neutrino has imaginary mass and its
    speed can be higher than light. This is the comportment of the neutrino that we observe in the
    laboratory [4]. We emphasize that, contrary to the current literature the mass of an elementary
    particle is an eigenvalue with operator is not a Casimir invariant, since it does not commute with

    3

    all the generators of the Lie algebra of the group Poincare. What is a Casimir invariant is p
    2
    | >
    = m
    2
    | > where p
    2
    it is a Poincare Casimir invariant with eigenvalue m
    2
    . This operator c
    1=
    p
    2

    commute with the generators of the Lie algebra. Therefore the square of the mass is the
    invariant.

    Acknowledgments
    We are also in debt to Dr. Carlos Castro Perelman for his brilliants suggestions to this work.

    References
    E. P. Wigner, Ann. Math. 40, 149 (1939).
    2. V. Bargmann Ann. Math. 59, 1 (1954).
    3. J.N. Pecina-Cruz, arXiv:physics/0604003 (2006).
    4. http://s13.invisionfree.com/DozensOnline/ar/t436.htm
    Endi - September 24, 2011 08:53 PM (GMT).
    5. S. Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology, Ed. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., p. 61-63.

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