The alcubierre warp drive using lorentz boosts according to the. The alcubierre warp drive using lorentz boosts according to the harold white spacetime metric potential fernando loup. Believe it or not, nasa is serious about creating faster than light travel, and have released a new batch of concept images see gallery below showing exactly what a spacecraft equipped with a starhopping warp drive might look like. They apply harold white s analysis to the natario warp drive and arrive at similar conclusions. Jun 20, 2014 concept of the ixs enterprise recently, a nasa physicist harold g. We have written many articles about the alcubierre warp drive for universe today.
The natario warp drive using lorentz boosts according to. The idea that nothing can exceed the speed of light. The article seemed to imply that harold white who heads the project had signed nondisclosure agreements such that he could not discuss public. Late last year, it emerged that a small team of nasa researchers were working on warp drive technology in the lab. Warp drives might be more realistic than thought wired. Harold whites paper titled warp field mechanics 10115. It doesnt work, it cannot work, it will never work, tada. Nasa physicist harold white has given a new presentation and updated version of a theoretical version of a future warp drive vessel. Harold sonny white recently stated that a star trek. Nasa is working on a reallife star trek warp drive inhabitat. What are the flaws of the alcubierre drive concept. Warp drive or travel at speeds faster than light has long been one of the cornerstones of science fiction, however top nasa scientist dr.
Does nasa have space act agreements or mous with external entities related to white s advanced propulsion warp drive. The first flaw is simple, it needs exotic material to make it work. New calculations suggest such a vehicle would require less energy than once thought. The analysis of harold white applied to the natario warp drive. The white juday warp field interferometer is an experiment designed to detect a microscopic instance of a warping of spacetime. Youll recall that one of the stories weve been following here is nasas and darpas research into warp drive, i. The ixs enterprise is a theory fitting concept for a space warping ship. 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. Building a warp drive updated version in description youtube. Its based on white s theoretical work, with input from star trek.
Led by harold sonny white, the team devised a variation of the alcubierre warp. Building a warp drive updated version in description. As you can see in the image, the ship rests between two enormous rings, which create the warp bubble. White s team has been using a test instrument called a white juday warp field interferometer in order to. A warp drive to achieve fasterthanlight travel a concept popularized in televisions star trek may not be as unrealistic as once thought. A few months ago, physicist harold white stunned the aeronautics world when he announced that he and his team at nasa had begun work on the development of a fasterthanlight warp drive. Thus, were any signals to appear in the white juday warp field interferometer, they would most often be. The alcubierre drive or 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. Nasa tests impossible nofuel quantum space engine and it. 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. The analysis of harold white applied to the natario warp drive spacetime. Is the natario warp drive better suited for a real life application than the alcubierre warp drive. If such a warp is detected, it is hoped that more research into creating an alcubierre warp bubble will be inspired.
Dec 26, 2014 i read an article about harold whites warp drive. Is the alcubierrefroning drive a legitimate possibility for. One day, such craft might spur exploration of the solar system. Faster than light travel may actually be possible using a warp drive to bend space around a starship. Nasa physicist harold white proposes warp speed ahead. Jun, 2014 what would a warp drive ship actually look like. If possible when one knows all the facts here is a paper in which something of this is explained i think. Though theyre impossible to build today, socalled warp drive is getting increasing theoretical respect from nasa. Jsc engineer harold sonny white, who did not respond to requests for an interview. A warp drive ship could travel to proxima centauri in about 5 months image.
An explanation of the alcubierre white warp drive asteronx duration. Classical and quantum gravity letter to the editor related. A warp drive would manipulate spacetime itself to move a starship, taking advantage of a loophole in the laws of physics that prevent anything from moving faster than light. Printed in the uk letter to the editor the warp drive. In our first video, the alcubierre white warp drive, we explained how a warp drive works, at least in. As of today we have 76,382,623 ebooks for you to download for free. Meet the nasa scientist devising a starship warp drive. In this work we repeat the analysis of harold white for the natario warp drive spacetime and by a manipulation of the. By reality beyond matter april 07, it was thought to use too much negative energy rdive harold sonny white 5 6 said that the amount of energy required could be reduced if the warp bubble alucbierre changed into a warp ring. Richard juday at the nasa johnson space center and dakota state university are.
The alcubierre warp drive in higher dimensional spacetime h. The starship model poposed is based on mathametical calculations that suggest that the alcubierre warp drive. A ringshaped warp drive device could transport a footballshape starship center to effective speeds faster than light harold white, 2012. Harold sonny white at the johnson space center jsc made waves throughout the scientific. Quantumthruster physics, another technology white is looking into at nasa, could be the key to creating the fuel needed for a warp drive. Earth and ship sees 43 years passing in 4,3 months. The whitejuday warpfield interferometer is an experiment designed to detect a microscopic instance of a warping of spacetime. Sonny white born october 8, 1965 is a mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, and applied physicist who is the advanced propulsion team lead for the nasa engineering directorate and is known for proposing new alcubierre drive concepts and promoting advanced propulsion projects, under development at the nasa johnson space center, including the first practical experiment to test. A research team led by harold sonny white in collaboration with dr. Harold white and other nasa engineers are trying to determine whether fasterthanlight travel warp drive might someday be possible.
Sadly i know too little about this to understand it. Warp field mechanics 101 dr harold sonny white darpanasa 100 year starship symposium 30 sep 2011 abstract. The alcubierre warp drive is a very interesting arena for thought experiments to try to better understand general relativity and quantum field theory, but it should give you zero hope for actually. Yet, harold white has proposed the best model we can have for warp drive. Mar 24, 2018 in 2010, nasa physicist harold white revealed that he and a team were working on a design for this fasterthanlight ship, and this is the most recent design of what such a ship might actually look like. Is harold white receiving darpa or other external funding while working at nasa on his advanced propulsion warp drive research. This may sounds unbelievable but the mathematics employed by harold white is entirely correct although accessible only to advanced readers. The natario warp drive using lorentz boosts according to the. How nasa might build its very first warp drive io9. White and colleagues are looking to practically prove the concept of warp drive by lab experiments.
Warp bubbles nasa manipulating spacetime to achieve. Dr harold sonny white is still working on a warp drive at nasas johnson space center. White made headlines in the science and technology media by showcasing a 3d artists render of a real life warp drive starship affectionately named the i. This paper summarizes the principles behind the proposed awd and the issues that. Cleaver2 1,2early universe cosmology and strings group, a division of the. Classical and quantum gravity letter to the editor. Agnew and others published an examination of warp theory and technology to determine the state of the art and feasibility find, read and cite all the research.
In recent years, dr harold sonny white of nasas johnson space center has given the interstellar minded some cause for optimism by showing that even if the warp drive may not be. Nasa discusses its warp drive research, prepares to create. No annoying ads, no download limits, enjoy it and dont forget to bookmark and. I say almost to hedge my bets, but i dont expect to make a retraction any time soon. Concept of the ixs enterprise recently, a nasa physicist harold g. Does nasa have space act agreements or mous with external entities related to white s advanced propulsion warp drive research.
Harold whites work on warp bubble configuration and bubble thickness brought the theoretical power requirements to 500 kilograms the mass. The inability of the whitejuday warp field interferometer. Harold whites analysis applied to the natario warp drive. Davis2 15231 pilgrim oaks lane, league city, tx 77573, usa 2inst. White and colleagues are looking to practically prove the concept of warpdrive by lab experiments. Recently, harold white has attempted to extend acubierreaazs. Another journalist says that although a practical warp drive is a long way off. Finally, the paper speculates about the technological progress that would necessary to turn this model into reality. The painful truth about nasas warp drive spaceship from a.
The alcubierre drive, alcubierre warp drive, or alcubierre metric referring to metric tensor is a. Warp drive sketch warp travel or hyperspace travel. The possibility of an alcubierre warp drive awd has been extensively explored and challenged in the literature. White and members of eagleworks published the results of their 19. A nasa scientist claims to be on the verge of fasterthanlight travel. I read an article about harold white s warp drive experiment at nasa. Jan 20, 2017 in physics, it is what is known as the alcubierre warp drive. The alcubierre warp drive using lorentz boosts according to. A warp drive to achieve fasterthanlight travel a concept popularized in televisions star trek may not be as unrealistic as once thought, scientists say. Oct 04, 2018 section 7 relates all the previous concepts together and introduces the novel warp drive paadigm. Warp drive could allow us to travel 10 times faster than light.
The original author of the warp drive metric, miguel alcubierre, is a huge star trek fan w. In our first video, the alcubierrewhite warp drive, we explained how a warp drive works, at least in theory, but how about in practice. Nasa reveals latest warpdrive ship designs iflscience. Warp drives are solutions of the einstein field equations that allows superluminal travel within. Pdf warp field mechanics as described by the vbgap metric and. Interferometer, whitejuday, microlensing, air refraction. The alcubierre drive or 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. Pdf an examination of warp theory and technology to. White, a physicist and advanced propulsion engineer at nasa and other nasa engineers are trying to determine whether fasterthanlight travel warp drive might someday be. The analysis of harold white applied to the natario warp. Harold white s analysis applied to the natario warp drive. White, a physicist and advanced propulsion engineer at nasa and other nasa engineers are trying to determine whether fasterthanlight travel warp drive might someday be possible. For this analysis, the atmosphere in the eagleworks laboratory is assumed to be dry, co2 free.
An explanation of the alcubierrewhite warp drive asteronx. The white juday warp field interferometer 5 would result in a smaller lateral beam deviation, the purpose for which the wjwfi is intended has been shown to be unachievable. The alcubierre warp drive in higher dimensional spacetime. To pave the way for rapid interstellar travel, nasa propulsion researcher harold sonny white plans to manipulate spacetime in the lab.
Section 8 performs original calculations of the energy required to t superluminal warp drive. Maybe does this effect arise due to a strong coupling large lectric and magnetic fields. The device looks like a large red velvet doughnut with wires tightly wound around a core, and its one of two initiatives eagleworks is pursuing, along with warp drive. How nasa might build its very first warp drive a few months ago, physicist harold white stunned the aeronautics world when he announced that he and his team at nasa had begun work on the development of a fasterthanlight warp. Daniel rocha december 23, 2012 abstract warp drives are solutions of. Nasa scientists now think that the famous warp drive concept is a realistic possibility, and that in the far future humans could regularly travel faster than the speed of light.
Daniel rocha december 23, 2012 abstract warp drives are solutions of the einstein field equations that allows superluminal travel within the framework of general relativity. The natario warp drive using lorentz boosts according to the harold white spacetime metric potential fernando loup. Dr harold sonny white is still working on a warp drive. We must not forget that spacetime can be warped and distorted, it can be moved. When i ask about it, white tells me he cant disclose anything other than that the technology is further along than warp drive. The quantum vacuum plasma thruster or qthruster is a theoretical deepspace thruster that uses the quantum vacuum fluctuations to propel a spacecraft.
White avoids to answer talking about qthrust that was not part of the question. Aug 01, 2014 nasa tests impossible nofuel quantum space engine and it actually works. Harold sonny white nasa johnson space center 2101 nasa parkway, mc ep4 houston, tx 77058 email. Travelling faster than the speed of light how science fiction became a nasa project a big problem with the alcubierre drive is it needs a whole lot of energy to bend spacetime. In physics, it is what is known as the alcubierre warp drive. Nasa physicist harold white revealed that he and a team were working on a.
Electrogravity must act in the way of the white alcubierre warp drive dynamics, causing a compression upon the spacetime in front of a craft and expanding it out the back, which the impeller flow of bottom to top would demonstrate this dynamic, just the same way that townsend brown demonstrated this dynamic. This is done within the framework of general relativity and free of nontrivial. The inability of the whitejuday warp field interferometer to. Feb 16, 2017 a simple explanation of how a real warp drive could work asteronx in this video we discuss how warp drives work.
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