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Does Instantaneous Communication Violate Any Physical Laws?

-- David | October 28, 2021

Artist's conception of a gamma ray burst

Question:

Would instantaneous communications over any distance violate physical laws? I realize there is no such thing now but would there be any known laws against it? Can information be communicated faster than the speed of light?

-- David

Answer:

Yes. The speed of light is a fundamental limit to the speed at which any communication signal can travel. Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.

-- Jeff Mangum

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