Einstein barrier

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Einstein barrier

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Named after Albert Einstein.

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The speed of light viewed as an uncrossable barrier to acceleration from subluminal and superluminal speeds in special relativity. Tachyons exist on the other side of the Einstein barrier.
Similar: light barrier

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@misc{einstein_barrier_2026,
  title = {Einstein barrier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/einstein%20barrier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}