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Not being able to move faster than c is a pretty hard limit on everything in the universe. Unless our model of physics, the same one that predicted gravitationa

Not being able to move faster than c is a pretty hard limit on everything in the universe. Unless our model of physics, the same one that predicted gravitational waves, black holes, time dilation, gravitational lending, etc. correctly is so fundamentally wrong that FTL travel is possible without things that probably don’t exist like negative mass aliens would need to spend at least decades to get to and from Earth. Frankly we’re not that important.

omniglottal 3y ago
Theoretically, repositioning one's coordinates in 3 dimensions over a limited span in a fourth dimension (time) is limited by c. Same goes for repositioning the 4-dimensional coordinates for the apparent quantom waveform collapse into physical manifestation of any distinct "object". Assuming that alien physics only applies to these 4 dimensions, unmodified, is pure hubris. Multiple theories accommodate space travel by adjusting coefficients other than velocity. A "warp bubble" or "wormhole", for example, theorize the ability to cover large distances faster than light moves through vacuum over that same distance by, instead, changing the distance between interstellar objects, or changing the effective space-time properties of the craft, itself, in it's localized spacetime becoming non-equivalent to that "light through a vacuum" course. Even quantum entanglement describes spooky action at a distance which you might assume impossible if you assume c limits this superposition in space-time. This c limit obviously does not apply to "everything" in the universe. It's fundamentally wrong to assume that interstellar travel requires any velocity whatsoever.
donny2018 3y ago
Theoretically, there is no need for FTL. Ability to achieve relativistic speeds is enough for the space traveler to cross the galaxy in months or even hours (in his local time). Even flying to a different galaxy would be possible.

omniglottal 3y ago

Theoretically, repositioning one's coordinates in 3 dimensions over a limited span in a fourth dimension (time) is limited by c. Same goes for repositioning the 4-dimensional coordinates for the apparent quantom waveform collapse into physical manifestation of any distinct "object". Assuming that alien physics only applies to these 4 dimensions, unmodified, is pure hubris. Multiple theories accommodate space travel by adjusting coefficients other than velocity. A "warp bubble" or "wormhole", for example, theorize the ability to cover large distances faster than light moves through vacuum over that same distance by, instead, changing the distance between interstellar objects, or changing the effective space-time properties of the craft, itself, in it's localized spacetime becoming non-equivalent to that "light through a vacuum" course. Even quantum entanglement describes spooky action at a distance which you might assume impossible if you assume c limits this superposition in space-time. This c limit obviously does not apply to "everything" in the universe. It's fundamentally wrong to assume that interstellar travel requires any velocity whatsoever.

donny2018 3y ago

Theoretically, there is no need for FTL. Ability to achieve relativistic speeds is enough for the space traveler to cross the galaxy in months or even hours (in his local time). Even flying to a different galaxy would be possible.