Can a computer be "pushed" to perform faster-than-light?

TL;DR

This paper explores the theoretical possibility of surpassing the speed of light in communication and computation by using a medium with an index of refraction less than one, challenging conventional physics limits.

Contribution

It introduces a novel concept of using a medium with a sub-unity refractive index to potentially enable faster-than-light information transfer and processing.

Findings

Theoretical analysis suggests faster-than-light communication is possible with such a medium.

Proposes a new approach to surpassing the speed-of-light barrier in computing.

Highlights fundamental physics implications of using media with refractive index less than one.

Abstract

We propose to "boost" the speed of communication and computation by immersing the computing environment into a medium whose index of refraction is smaller than one, thereby trespassing the speed-of-light barrier.