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FASTERTHE LIGHTWARP DRIVE PROJECTMove at speeds superluminal deforming the fabricspace-time, like the StarTrek spacecraft sofabulous project concept Warp Drive, which offers a theoretical
modelmay be a realistic solution to
undertake space travelfuture and consider
exploring other galaxies. "Weoffer a
detailed dossier on the possible applications of the WarpDrive under current technology and knowledgecosmic.Originally: Star Trekfor fans
of the Star Trek saga, the image has become one of the cultfamous starship Enterprise launched suddenly at breakneck
speedin the space, leaving in its wake a flash of
lightintense. A technique
allowing stellar travel crewCaptain James T Kirk crossingimpressive distances across the universe in record time.In the
science fiction series Star Trek, createdin
the Sixties by Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991), humanityindeed developed space travel at superluminal speed aftera post-apocalyptic mid century XXlème (see ourbox). Futuristic technology called "Warp
Drive" has beenpoint it is a device that
generates an intense fielddistortion and
allow spacecraft to travel at a speedexceeding that of
light, in a bubble "subspace". Thissphere then slides on the cosmic wave generated by the fielddistortion
as a surfer on a monstrous wave. The
effect isdramatically once entered into the
onboard computer coordinates thethe region
that stellar crew of the Enterprise wants to achieve,the ship suddenly file at a phenomenal rate and disappearsa fraction of a second ... to reappear moments
later inthe
desired geographical area. The Science of Star Trek Warp Driveis so exotic that
it seems unlikely.Distortion of the fabric
of space caused by the Warp Drive imaginedby Alcubierre
would Oaffranchir the theory ofEinstein's
relativity and relativistic effects such conventionalthat
time dilation and delicate temporal paradoxes. 'However, in recent years, astrophysicists believe-powerapply this technology one day science fiction to our reality! Then the Warp Drive for real, is it possible?science fiction to our
reality! Then
the Warp Drive for realis it
possible?The
brilliant intuition of AlcubierreThe question
could not be more legitimate since 1994, whenMexican
physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a mathematical modelwho immediately controversy in the scientific community, ascontent seemed to exceed the most daring technologiesscience fiction. According Alcubierre,
it would indeed be possibleto travel at speeds
superluminal by creating a field ofdistortion in space-time! According to Einstein andtheory of general relativity, it is not yet aobject moves faster than light, know more 299 792 458meters per second, how he manages Alcubierre then aroundthis cosmic law? Mexican physicist
theory is ambitious anddeeply clever: it is to stretch
the space-time! Thanks toone
warp engine fueled with exotic matter,the spacetime shrinks at the front of the spacecraft (which
attractsthe point of arrival) and expands to the
rear of the machine (whichpushes the starting point). Wrapped in a warp bubble -qu'Alcubierre
called "bubble string in flat space" - the machineremains stationary,carried
by this negative energy bubble surfing at speedsdementia on the
cosmic wave created. Distortion
of the fabric
would
then be free of the effects of Einstein and relativistic% conventional t
/ n and delicate time temporal paradoxes: for it is not the ship that
moves faster than light (it still remains rather ), and the bubble which transports! To better
understand the concept, just imagine a tapisroulant fast as those that
can borrow oports stations and the person who stands on a treadmill is
immobile and yet crosses a certain distance, more than idement if it had moved Js ... Another advantage of Warp Drive, passengers may travel
long distances to astronomical superluminal speeds without feeling the
least gravitational acceleration: polish, which they otherwise would. Based on theoretical calculations of the scientist, the
warp bubble (Warp Bubble) may travel several-thousand-times faster than
the light velocity that exceeds our just hear-ing. The Alcubierre metric seduced by its
originality, and many scientists question whether this mathematical
model, which is for the moment only speculative, is not the key to the
future of space travel. But moving from theory
to practice, a major problemstands in front
astrophysicists: how to create the famouswarp bubble to
surf a wave of space-time?In search of exotic
energy According to experts who have studiedthe
Alcubierre equations, the only way to design a modesuperluminal propulsion viable to expect travel faster than thelight is created around the ship a riPnciré energynegative. Needless to say, in the
present state of our knowledge,such technology is far from being
a point! Unlikely but notinsurmountable meet many aerospace experts who believethat the solution lies in a better understanding of the
cosmos-andhis famous material
exotique.Rappelons the exact composition ofthe universe remains unclear, even to researchers and
the organizationsmore relevant: the latest
official figures, about 75% ofcosmos is composed of matter ... unknown! Experts call the"Dark Energy" or the "energy ie black" ... With further advances in these mysterious particles in the
universe - much is expected of experiments with the LHC (Large HadronCollider)
for a few months - it is possible to consider long-term i, development
of technical space using this form of energy NEGU ive whose properties
are currently ignored. Some UFO propulsion modes c could also, to use
that dark energy pourl'instant abandoned by our navettc space, as
suggested Augus Eessen in an article titled "M propulsion of UFOs and
theses Claude Poher" ~"(...) There would be a supply
of usable energy at our door, inside of our solar system and we can
think of UFOs, installed on Mars or asteroids, for example, s' There currently supply. In any case, the
observations suggest the way they UFOs axploitent conventional energy
source: ional. "Engine plasma engine or antimatter warp field warp
drive, anything is possible once pierced the mystery of dark energy.Energy demand
phenomenal Studying techniquespropulsion for
interstellar travel possible,several
scientists have found no device broughttruly satisfactory solution. Nuclear propulsionis too dangerous chemical propulsion requiresbulky tanks for poor performance, propulsionplasma is unstable and cause many side effectsthe
travelers, antimatter propulsion -----------is
currently overpriced (I milligram of antimatter costsbillions of dollars in production costs!), whilepropulsion means of a sail stellar (which uses the pressure
ofradiation exerted by the Sun or stars) can
justNo attei__ of q ~ d_ r_e km parseconde and therefore
agree that for a, rorhP rl'un cyttPme Planétair ~ at low speed. Some researchers then began to wonder: what if the drive does
not represent the future of interstellar travel tomorrow? This is where the strength of the project Warp Drive: remember
that the spacecraft remains stationary and does not require any energy
storage on board, it is the warp bubble .. -which, on
the wave of distorted moves faster than theLight. Exit the puzzle propulsion! However, a sourceexotic
energy is necessary for a field generatordistortion manipulates space-time envelope and the vehicle in a
bubblenegative energy. And therein
lies the rub: the distortionspace-time requires tremendous energy.
Felt that the first equations to form a warp
bubble radius of 100 meters, there should be a negative amount of energy
10 billion times the known mass of the entire universe! The Belgian scientist ChristianVan Den
Broeck proposed fortunately a slight modification of the Alcubierre
metric, achieving significantly reduce the amount of energy required to
form a warp bubble, but according to his calculations must still
equivalent energymass of 3 suns to transport
small atoms via the simpleWarp
Drive ...Warp
Drive and string theoryAnother technical
issue arises: what can look like thisfamous "warp drive"? Two physicists from BaylorUniversity, Gerald Cleaver and Richard Obousy, tried this yearto imagine a consistent pattern in the project Warp Drive(See illustrations)."We believe we can create a warp drive based ongeneral relativity and string theory (...) The fabric of
spacespread faster than the speed of light in
the past,we recréerions the inflationary
period of the universe behindship "the two scholars speculate. To create a contractionspacetime the front of the ship and expansion of space-timeat
the back, and Cleaver Obousy offer manipulate the IInddimension
of the universe predicted by string theory. it wouldthen possible to be born black
bubble of energy, composed ofthe same material
exotic responsible expansion of the Universe."These calculations involve technology than wecurrently have "the researchers admit, consideringhundreds of years of research before the development of atrue experimental design. Theoretical physicist Lawrence
Ford of Tufts University also has a passion for the theory:"If there are extra dimensions, and we canhandle, it opens up all sorts of exciting possibilities.
Inot hear the
immediate creation of a warp drive, itcould lead to
other interesting opportunities in thebasic
scientific research "says NASA il.La personalso
addressed the issue, devoting a completeon vogages
superluminal entitled "Warp Drive, When? "(TheWarp Drive, this is when). At the head of the
research programWarp Drive on, Marc Millis, a
specialist in propulsion systemsspatial
seriously considering significant advances inthis
area, although it will probably take several generations toa concrete technology
was born. Bloom alsoAmounts of Internet sites - mostly in English - on the
theory ofWarp Drive and its possible applications. Perhaps an amateurinspired propose a prototype warp drive much earlieryou think? And we can also expect a surge
lightningknowledge in astrophysics through
recovery of aexploiting alien technology Warp Drive!Manipulate the
space-time is a fantasy ... for
now!Many critics of the project Warp Drive. According to them, exceed the speed of light is itself an
aberration. Maybe he is important
to remember that any time, scientists have triedset limits to our
imagination. However, many
ofdeemed impassable barriers have already been
overcome: flythrough the wall of sound, launch a
satellite into orbit, send aspacecraft on the Moon, put a robot
on Mars ... Todaytechnological challenge is to invent interstellar
traveltomorrow. The ability to
move one day in the Universe tosuperluminal
speed by exploiting exotic matter fordistort
space-time is far from being grotesque in itself. AndWarp Drive is positioned as one
of the most promising projects, as evidenced by the growing interest of
large aerospace firms for this concept. Maybe we will hundreds of
yearsdesign a prototype warp drive. Perhaps the programResearch will he instead abandoned in view of the obstaclestechnological encountered. Anyway, never forget
thewise words of the great Stephen Hawking,
authoritativedecades the scientific
community, "Sciencefiction suggests ideas that
scientists integrate theirtheories, but
sometimes science gives rise to notionsbizarre than any science
fiction "...