Moontanman Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 A new solution to the warp drive problem has been found that does not require negative energy or negative mass has been suggested in this paper by Erik W. Lentz https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.00652 Quote Solitons in space-time capable of transporting time-like observers at superluminal speeds have long been tied to violations of the weak, strong, and dominant energy conditions of general relativity. This trend was recently broken by a new approach that identified soliton solutions capable of superluminal travel while being sourced by purely positive energy densities. This is the first example of hyper-fast solitons satisfying the weak energy condition, reopening the discussion of superluminal mechanisms rooted in conventional physics. This article summarizes the recent finding and its context in the literature. Remaining challenges to autonomous superluminal travel, such as the dominant energy condition, horizons, and the identification of a creation mechanism are also discussed. oldpaddoboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldpaddoboy Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 5 hours ago, Moontanman said: A new solution to the warp drive problem has been found that does not require negative energy or negative mass has been suggested in this paper by Erik W. Lentz https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.00652 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vmedvil Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 (edited) 16 hours ago, Moontanman said: A new solution to the warp drive problem has been found that does not require negative energy or negative mass has been suggested in this paper by Erik W. Lentz https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.00652 Continue your explanation of this warp drive, I am always interested in this subject. I would like more details on it. To me stuff like this is really interesting because of its implications to colonization of the universe. Edited May 20 by Vmedvil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted May 20 Author Report Share Posted May 20 8 minutes ago, Vmedvil said: Continue your explanation of this warp drive, I am always interested in this subject. I would like more details on it. To me stuff like this is really interesting because of its implications to colonization of the universe. I clearly gave the link to the paper, it explains itself much better than I possibly could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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