In physics, it is what is known as the alcubierre warp drive. Classical and quantum gravity letter to the editor related. Unfortunately, coverage of that nasa press release has been along the lines of book your tickets now, rockets are going to obsolete by next year. Department of physics and astronomy, university of wales, college of cardiff, po box 9. Inspired by star trek, distinguished physicist miguel alcubierre developed the general relativitybased model for warp drive 20 years ago. The possibility of an alcubierre warp drive awd has been extensively explored and challenged in the literature. There is currently no theoretical upper limit to the alcubierre drive. Particularly summarizing the paper called the warp drive. Aug 12, 2019 the alcubierre warp drive is an idea for achieving fasterthanlight travel suggested by the mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre. But then, in 1994, a mexican physicist by the name of miguel alcubierre came along with proposed method for stretching the fabric of spacetime in. This paper summarizes the principles behind the proposed awd and the issues that. Born in mexico city, he moved to wales in 1990 to attend graduate school at theuniversity of wales, cardiff, uk.
By a purely local expansion of spacetime behind the spaceship and an opposite contraction in front of it, motion faster than the speed of light as seen by observers outside the. Harold white has built an interferometer to try and measure a warp bubble. After leaving wales in 1996, he worked for a time at the max planck institute for gravitational physics in potsdam, germany, where he developed new. An analysis of alcubierres warp drive gm jackson physics. Miguel alcubierre maveric universe wiki fandom powered by. Will the alcubierre drive proposed by miguel alcubierre. Mar 21, 2020 alcubierre warp drive pdf published on march 21, 2020 by admin the alcubierre warp drive is an idea for achieving fasterthanlight travel suggested by the mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre. However, just as it happens with wormholes, exotic matter will be needed in order to generate a distortion of. Feb 16, 2017 a simple explanation of how a real warp drive could work asteronx in this video we discuss how warp drives work.
The alcubierre warp drive is an idea for achieving fasterthanlight travel suggested by the mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre. Theoreticalcomputational physicist and science advocate. Almost forty years later two mathematicians miguel alcubierre and jose natario discovered that the warp drive as concept of a dynamical. The alcubierre metric, also known as the alcubierre drive or warp drive, is a speculative mathematical model of a spacetime exhibiting features reminiscent of the fictional warp drive from star trek, which can travel fasterthanlight although not in a local sense see below in 1994, the mexican physicist miguel alcubierre proposed a method of stretching space in a wave which would. Harold sonny white nasa johnson space center 2101 nasa parkway, mc ep4 houston, tx 77058 email. Hyper fast interstellar travel within general rel ativity. Miguel alcubierre the new scientist article science. The alcubierre warp field as described by miguel alcubierre would help us surpass the speed of light many times which means that if we had a ship that could go 10 times the speed of light, it. The alcubierre warp field and anti matter 2020 youtube. Mar 24, 2018 in 1994, physicist miguel alcubierre proposed a new kind of technology that would allow us to travel 10 times faster than the speed of light without actually breaking the speed of light. In 2000, miguel alcubierre, a mexican astrophysicist, published a solution to einsteins field equations that would allow for the contraction and expansion of spacetime to create a warp drive. Hyper fast interstellar travel within general relativity. Pdf an examination of warp theory and technology to.
A ringshaped warp drive device could transport a footballshape starship center to effective speeds faster than light. The alcubierre metric, also known as the alcubierre drive or warp drive, is a speculative mathematical model of a spacetime exhibiting some features reminiscent of the fictional faster than the speed of light warp drive from star trek. The alcubierre warp drive is an idea for achieving fasterthanlight travel suggested by the mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre in 1994. The alcubierre drive, alcubierre warp drive, or alcubierre metric referring to metric tensor is a speculative idea based on a solution of einsteins field equations in general relativity as proposed by theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre, by which a spacecraft. Jul 03, 2017 alcubierre warp drive is an idea proposed by mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre. The alcubierre drive is fasterthanlight travel possible. Bots the alcubierre drive or alcubierre metric see. Miguel alcubierre is a mexican theoretical physicist. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The resulting distortion is reminiscent of the warp drive of science fic tion. Sep 05, 2000 particularly summarizing the paper called the warp drive. The original author of the warp drive metric, miguel alcubierre, is a huge star trek fan w. An analysis of alcubierres warp drive by a purely local expansion of spacetime behind the spaceship and an opposite contraction in front of it, motion faster than the speed of light as seen by observers outside the disturbed region is possible.
Metric tensor is a speculative idea based on a solution of einsteins field equations as proposed by mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre, by which a spacecraft could achieve fasterthanlight travel if negative mass existed. The alcubierre drive, at its core, is just a deformation added on flat spacetime as a bump function it is everywhere flat except for a compact region of spacetime. Alcubierres metric proposed a spacecraft that could travel at speeds exceeding that of. A short video clip of the hypothetical effects of the warp drive.
Jan 20, 2017 but then, in 1994, a mexican physicist by the name of miguel alcubierre came along with proposed method for stretching the fabric of spacetime in way which would, in theory, allow ftl travel to. Surfing to the stars on warped space said the creators of star trek apparently knew a thing or two. The us military funded a report that describes using negative or dark energy to warp the fabric of space and travel 100 times the speed of light. 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. Analagous to the calculations for the schwarzschild metric, we can likewise express miguels line metric in matrix form.
It is the warp bubble that travels past the speed of light. While summarizing the paper we will focus on the key aspects. It is shown how, within the framework of general relativity and without the introduction of wormholes, it is possible to modify a spacetime in a way that allows a spaceship to travel with an arbitrarily large speed. An examination of warp theory and technology to determine the. Abstract it is shown how, within the framework of general relativity and without the intro.
Propulsao alcubierre wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. According to one researcher in britain, fasterthanlight travel using the kind of warp drive used on the uss enterprise could be achieved without changing the laws of physics. On paper, it is a highly speculative, but possibly valid, solution of the einstein field equations, specifically how space, time and. Aug 25, 2018 in 1994, mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre wrote a paper laying the mathematical and scientific foundation for a real life warp drive that wouldnt interfere with general. Constructing an alcubierre warp drive ella alderson medium.
He attempts to perturb the geometry of the warp bubble i. Miguel alcubierre submitted on 5 sep 2000 abstract. Miguel alcubierre maveric universe wiki fandom powered. Media in category miguel alcubierre the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Classical and quantum gravity letter to the editor.
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. Nasa researchers recently revisited the alcubierre warp drive and concluded that its power requirements were not as impossible as once. Feb 22, 2020 the alcubierre warp field as described by miguel alcubierre would help us surpass the speed of light many times which means that if we had a ship that could go 10 times the speed of light, it. An explanation of the alcubierrewhite warp drive youtube. Alcubierre drive academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. An analysis of alcubierre s warp drive by a purely local expansion of spacetime behind the spaceship and an opposite contraction in front of it, motion faster than the speed of light as seen by observers outside the disturbed region is possible. Hear why he doubts it will ever be a reality, and learn about his current research on gravitational waves. In 1994, mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre wrote a paper laying the mathematical and scientific foundation for a real life warp drive that wouldnt interfere with general. But then, in 1994, a mexican physicist by the name of miguel alcubierre came along with proposed method for stretching the fabric of spacetime in way which would, in theory, allow ftl travel to. It is an idea by which a spacecraft could achieve fasterthanlight travel if a required warp field is created. A simple explanation of how a real warp drive could work asteronx in this video we discuss how warp drives work. Department of physics and astronomy, university of wales, college of cardi. The alcubierre drive is often called a solution of einsteins field equations in general relativity, but this is inaccurate.
Alternate view column av81 university of washington. The alcubierre drive, alcubierre warp drive, or alcubierre metric referring to metric tensor is a speculative idea based on a solution of einsteins field equations in general relativity as proposed by theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre, by which a spacecraft could achieve apparent fasterthanlight travel if a configurable energydensity field lower than that of vacuum that is. Rather than exceeding the speed of light within its. The concept was first proposed by mexican physicist miguel alcubierre. Is the alcubierrefroning drive a legitimate possibility. Rather than exceeding the speed of light within its local frame of. Basically, the idea was to keep the warp bubble subatomically small, so that its energy would be small, but blow up its interior, so that a large spaceship would fit inside. In 1994, mexican physicist miguel alcubierre proposed a way to travel faster than light without violating the laws of relativity, and attempts to make it work are ongoing. Published 1 may 1994 classical and quantum gravity, volume 11, number 5. I say almost to hedge my bets, but i dont expect to make a retraction any time soon. The alcubierre warp drive seems to be very attractive because. This paper first summarizes the theory of general relativity, and then applies the equations of general relativity to motion near the surface of the earth. Miguel alcubierre moya born march 28, 1964 is a mexican theoretical physicist.
The concept of a warp drive proposed by alcubierre, and natario does not allow for a ship itself to exceed the speed of light. Sep 17, 2012 a ringshaped warp drive device could transport a footballshape starship center to effective speeds faster than light. The alcubierre warp drive using lorentz boosts according to the. Warp drive more possible than thought, scientists say space.
Is the alcubierrefroning drive a legitimate possibility for. The alcubierre drive, alcubierre warp drive, or alcubierre metric referring to metric tensor is a speculative idea based on a solution of einsteins field equations in general relativity as proposed by mexican theoretical physicist miguel alcubierre, by which a spacecraft could achieve apparent fasterthanlight travel if a configurable energydensity field lower. This column was written and submitted 41596 and is ed 1996 by john g. Jan 19, 2017 in 1994, mexican physicist miguel alcubierre proposed a way to travel faster than light without violating the laws of relativity, and attempts to make it work are ongoing.
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