Is all the warp drive metric literature based on a physical. Mar 12, 2021 our current understanding of warp speed dates back to 1994, when a nowiconic theoretical physicist named miguel alcubierre first proposed what weve called the alcubierre drive ever since. Alcubierre is known for the proposed alcubierre drive, a speculative warp drive by which a. Faster than light travel in general relativity warp drives. Mar 08, 2021 in 1994 theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre proposed a model for a warp drive vessel that didnt violate the laws of the universe, but it required exotic negative energy that we cant. New study proposes warp drive that might actually work. Engineers have proposed the first model for a physically. This does not mean, of course, that either the alcubierre warp drive. Warp drive might soon be a reality, according to new study. For proponents, alcubierre s designs represented the first realworld attempt by a modern scientist to take a concept that had previously only existed in science fiction and bring it. Faster than light warp drive may be possible, says. Einsteins flawed understanding of gravity has misled modern physics down the wrong path, while his contemporaries held the correct understanding.
The alcubierre drive, proposed by mexican physicist miguel alcubierre in 1994 and derived from the einsteins equation describing space and time formulation of the 4 dimensional spacetime fabric in the general theory of relativity. The canonical form of the alcubierre warp drive metric is considered to gain insight into the mathematical. Warp drive 7 june 2020 in 1994, physicist miguel alcubierre formulated a theoretical solution, called the alcubierre drive, for fasterthanlight travel which models the warp drive concept. Mar 04, 2021 our current understanding of warp speed dates back to 1994, when a nowiconic theoretical physicist named miguel alcubierre first proposed what weve called the alcubierre drive ever since. Like alcubierre s warp drive, wormholes could offer a way to traverse vast distances faster than the speed of light. Scientists announce a physical warp drive is now possible. Scientists may have figured out how to make a warp drive work.
Scientists may have figured out how to make a warp drive. Jan 20, 2017 in physics, it is what is known as the alcubierre warp drive. Published under licence by iop publishing ltd classical and quantum gravity, volume 11, number 5 citation miguel alcubierre 1994 class. Mar 29, 2021 alcubierre suggested a method for changing the metric of spacetime and creating a spacetime warp bubble such that while from outside the bubble, the bubble can advance in superluminal speed, from within the bubble the speed is much lower than the speed of light, they wrote. By using the arnowittdesermisner formalism we then reformulate an extended extrinsic curvature which corresponds to the extra curvature of the extended general relativity egr. It has been shown though see the paper by loup et al in the bibliogra. Mar 11, 2021 on the subject of faster than light travel, much of the work in the journals has evolved from miguel alcubierre s now well known paper the warp drive. The warp drive metric proposed by alcubierre 1 satisfies both conditions, since it advances a geometrical construction characterized by a spacetime distortion, called warp bubble, such that a. Mar, 2021 a known theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre proposed a model for a warp drive vessel in 1994. Miguel alcubierre s 1994 seminal paper, the warp drive.
Davis2 15231 pilgrim oaks lane, league city, tx 77573, usa 2inst. Miguel alcubierre department of physics and astronomy, university of wales, college of cardi, p. The canonical form of the metric was developed and published in 6 which provided key insight into the field potential and boost for the field which remedied a critical. Quantum tunneling and quasinormal modes in the spacetime of the. Here the alcubierre metric seems to be embedded in a minkowski diagram. His idea, proposed in 1994, was that a spa cecraft powered by something called an alcubierre drive could achieve this fasterthanlight travel.
You see, relativity tells us that if you travel close to the speed of light on the ship. It is the warp bubble that travels past the speed of light. Is all the warp drive metric literature based on a. Classical and quantum gravity letter to the editor related. Hyperfast travel within general relativity, which presented the idea of a bubble of spacetime within which a volume of flat space could exist. This paper launched the foundations of the socalled alcubierre warp drive. This paper summarizes the principles behind the proposed awd and the issues that.
Alcubierre warp drive faster than light propulsion. Alternate view column av81 university of washington. Mysterious new warp drive patent surfaces online the debrief. Initial motion key to ensuring a warp engine is in drive. This column was written and submitted 41596 and is ed 1996 by john g. Apr 01, 2021 bobrick and martire propose something similar with their theoretical alcubierre drive. The possibility of an alcubierre warp drive awd has been extensively explored and challenged in the literature. In a seminal paper, alcubierre showed that einsteins theory of general relativity appears to allow a superluminal.
The alcubierre warp drive in higher dimensional spacetime. The main idea behind the alcubierre warp drive is to create a local. Scientists develop model for fasterthanlight warp drive. Calculations found that such a model would require prohibitive amounts of negative energy or mass. Furthermore, some wormhole theories depend on negative energy to stay open. The metric that is discussed in the paper is presented in equation 1. Mar 12, 2021 but things really took off when miguel alcubierre published a paper in classical and quantum gravity that could truly be called warp drive. Department of physics and astronomy, university of wales, college of cardi. His model didnt violate the universes laws, but for completion, it asked for exotic negative energy, which was and is impossible to obtain. Alcubierre suggested a method for changing the metric of spacetime and creating a spacetime warp bubble such that while from outside the bubble, the bubble can advance in superluminal speed, from within the bubble the speed is much lower than the speed of light, they wrote. Wilson, harold puthoff, alcubierre, davis, robert dicke, hoylenarlikar the ory and others. In april of 2020, two engineers from chicago, jessica gallanis and eytan halm suchard published a patent application for a drive using the updated harold white designs.
In theory, a spacecraft inside this wave would be able to ride this warp bubble and achieve velocities beyond the speed of light. The concept of a warp drive proposed by alcubierre, and natario does not allow for a ship itself to exceed the speed of light. Warp drive is not yet a reality, and as the papers below state by. Spacetime diagram showing alcubierre warp drive physics forums.
Thoughts on a new paper by erik lentz centauri dreams. Classical and quantum gravity letter to the editor. Alcubierre is known for the proposed alcubierre drive, a speculative warp drive by which a spacecraft could achieve fasterthanlight travel. Scientists say a physical warp drive is now possible. Mar 30, 2021 from the moment mexican mathematician miguel alcubierre first made his warp drive concept public in 1994, it received both significant praise and skepticism. The pink shaded region represents the inside of the warp drive and the white region is minkowski space. Miguel alcubierre moya born march 28, 1964 is a mexican theoretical physicist.
By a purely local expansion of spacetime behind the spaceship and an opposite contraction in front of it, alcubierre wrote in his paper s abstract, motion faster than the speed of light as seen by observers outside the. The problem is it requires a lot of negative energy in one place. New warp drive patent has emerged online unexplained. The alcubierre warp drive in higher dimensional spacetime h. On paper, it is a highly speculative, but possibly valid, solution of the einstein field equations, specifically how space, time and. When inside the warp drive, the light rays appear to be traveling faster than they do in minkowski space. A professor named miguel alcubierre demonstrated that the answer to the. Alice looking from the outside thinks there is an event horizons that prevents light in the passenger area din from reaching it. Mar 04, 2021 the alcubierre drive conforms to einsteins theory of general relativity to achieve superluminal travel. Sep 25, 2019 in laymans terms, the alcubierre drive achieves ftl travel by stretching the fabric of spacetime in a wave, causing the space ahead of it to contract while the space behind it expands. Mar 10, 2021 the warp drive involves travelling inside a bubble of spacetime. The alcubierre warp drive is an idea for achieving fasterthanlight travel suggested by the mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre.
Warp drives were a fairly vague idea until in 1994, miguel alcubierre. Alcubierre warp drive, a concept developed by miguel alcubierre in 1994he envisioned it as spacecraft that could contract space time in front of the vehicle while expanding it behind the craft. Spacetime diagram showing alcubierre warp drive physics. Pdf an examination of warp theory and technology to. New warp drive model requires no exotic matter, scientists. It was proposed by mexican physicist miguel alcubierre in 1994, which for us geeky star trek sci nerds in graduate school at the time was the. Alcubierre gives us an update on his ideas about warp drives. A device aptly named the alcubierre white warp drive.
Nasa researchers recently revisited the alcubierre warp drive and concluded that its power requirements were not as impossible as once. The most updated version of this paper is available at. Alcubierre gives us an update on his ideas about warp. Abstract it is shown how, within the framework of general relativity and without the intro. The alcubierre drive, alcubierre warp drive, or alcubierre metric referring to metric tensor is a speculative warp drive idea based on a solution of einsteins field equations in general relativity as proposed by mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre during his phd study at the university of wales, cardiff, by which a spacecraft could achieve apparent fasterthanlight travel if a. Warp drive as a means of fasterthanlight ftl travel has only recently begun to be treated academically in a semiserious manner as a thought experiment, starting with dr. Conceptually, we demonstrate that any warp drive is a shell of regular or exotic material moving inertially.
Miguel alcubierre and jose natario the warp drive as a solution of the einstein field equations of general relativity that would theoretically allow to travel faster than light was discovered by the mexican mathematician miguel alcubierre from. Warp drives are no longer science fiction applied physics. Mar 10, 2021 in 1994, mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre outlined a design for a warp drive that could theoretically allow something to travel faster than light without breaking any physical laws. Alcubierres paper can be considered a scientific landmark in the sense that it. Miguel alcubierre and jose natario the warp drive as a solution of the einstein field equations of general relativity that would theoretically allow to travel faster than light was discovered by the mexican mathematician miguel alcubierre. New theoretical warp drive design clears negative energy. Sep 05, 2000 the warp drive metric proposed by alcubierre 1 satisfies both conditions, since it advances a geometrical construction characterized by a spacetime distortion, called warp bubble, such that a.
Getty two separate papers, indepently of each other, coincidentally suggested that warp drives may be possible. Alcubierre developed a model metric within the domain of general relativity that uses this physics loop hole and has almost all of the desired characteristics of a true interstellar space drive, much like what is routinely depicted in science fiction as a warp drive. Scientists are starting to take warp drives seriously. Mar 04, 2021 one of those circumstances was outlined more than a quarter of a century ago by mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre. New warp drive patent has emerged online unexplained mysteries. Hyper fast interstellar travel within general relativity.
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