Relativizing Relativity

@article{Svozil1998RelativizingR,
  title={Relativizing Relativity},
  author={Karl Svozil},
  journal={Foundations of Physics},
  year={1998},
  volume={30},
  pages={1001-1016}
}
  • K. Svozil
  • Published 17 September 1998
  • Physics
  • Foundations of Physics
Special relativity theory is generalized to two or more “maximal” signalling speeds. This framework is discussed in three contexts: (i) as a scenario for superluminal signalling and motion, (ii) as the possibility of two or more “light” cones due to the a “birefringent” vacuum, and (iii) as a further extension of conventionality beyond synchrony. 
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