Imaginary matter

A type of tachyonic matter, i.e. matter moving faster than light. The concept of imaginary matter is similar to the concept of imaginary numbers in mathematics.

Imaginary matter exists in hyperspace, which is not a separate dimension of its own, but rather a way of looking at the common four dimensions of our space-time continuum from the vantage point of a tachyon. Relativistic thought applies to hyperspace just as well as regular space: to an observer in hyperspace, it is the Universe that appears to be moving faster than light all around him instead of the observer himself.

See also

• imaginary time