Obstacles from interstellar matters and distortion in warp drive superluminal travel scenario
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Siyu Bian; Yi Wang; Zun Wang; Mian Zhu
- Source
- European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol 82, Iss 10, Pp 1-10 (2022)
- Subject
- Astrophysics
QB460-466
Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
QC770-798
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1434-6052
Abstract We investigate obstacles of superluminal “warp drive” travels from interactions with interstellar matter and from curvature effects. The effect of collision of interstellar dust particles and photons with the spacecraft will all lead to a pressure proportional to the apparent velocity of the spaceship $$v_s$$ v s . The force exerted on the spacecraft from the curvature effect has two non-trivial components. The radial and longitudinal components scales as $$v_s^2$$ v s 2 and $$v_s^4$$ v s 4 respectively. The above obstacles become increasingly important when the spaceship travels at high superluminal speeds.