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• zadler 6y ago
  Summary: new method of ftl travel proposed that does not require exotic negative energy source. However requires orders of magnitude more energy than provided by a nuclear power plant, methods to reduce this have been proposed.
  • ant6n 6y ago
    ...30 orders of magnitude more than a nuclear power plant.
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    • witherk 6y ago
      We just a need a moore's law of nuclear power and we'll be able to have lunch at alpha centauri and be back in home in time for dinner!
      • SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
        At those energy densities, you'd need a Moore's law of matter too. But look on the bright side, with scrith we could build a Ringworld as well.
      • henearkr 6y ago
        Why, when you could just have your dinner sent through the Great Burritos Wormhole?
        • yellowapple 6y ago
          But then I'd have to learn how monads work, and I've been putting that off for good reason.
  • sharpneli 6y ago
    The ftl part does need negative energy. Subluminal warp bubbles do not need negative matter.
    • trebligdivad 6y ago
      Right; this really doesn't seem to getting anyone any closer to a 'warp drive' in the sense of ftl.
      • klyrs 6y ago
        But it is a warp drive in that it propels itself by warping space. edit: aside from being completely theoretical at this point