Warp‐drive feasibility and the theoretical basis for such devices are examined. A literature search reveals three basic schemes to travel faster than the speed of light. However, all of these violate various portions of Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity where they all require a negative stress‐energy tensor to solve Einstein’s field equations. To some, this infers the need for negative or exotic matter. Moreover, the amount of such matter is unrealistic preventing such schemes from operating within the realm of exploring the interstellar heavens so that mankind can become a true space‐faring civilization. New formulations and suitable experiments to examine these premises are needed to validate that these shortcomings are real or imaginary. Even so, a potential way of remedying these stress‐energy conditions may require using electromagnetic fields to produce a comparable effect as exotic matter. Moreover, an approach akin to the Yilmaz description to compensate for the shortcomings in Einstein’s definition of gravity discussed in Part II may also provide some insights. The overall objective is to place these and other warp drive concepts on more of a stable scientific footing to resolve these issues.


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    Title :

    Warp‐Drives: The Dreams and Realities Part I: A Problem Statement and Insights


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INT.FORUM-STAIF 2005: Conf.Thermophys in Micrograv;Conf Comm/Civil Next Gen.Space Transp; 22nd Symp Space Nucl.Powr Propuls.;Conf.Human/Robotic Techn.Nat'l Vision Space Expl.; 3rd Symp Space Colon.; 2nd Symp.New Frontiers ; 2005 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 746 , 1 ; 1256-1263


    Publication date :

    2005-02-06


    Size :

    8 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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