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Would warp bubbles emit gravitational Cerenkov radiation in general relativity?
Inspired by the gravtiomagnetic analogy, I would expect that just as a charged tachyon would emit normal (electromagetic) Cerenkov radiation, any mass-carrying warp drive would emit gravitational ...
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Relationship between Alcubierre drive space-time evolution and speed of gravity
The top rated answer to this question about the Alcubierre drive asserts, "spacetime can dynamically evolve in a way which apparently violates special relativity," but according to the Wikipedia ...
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Harold White's work on the Alcubierre warp drive
I've read a bit on Harold White's recent work. (A paper on Nasa's site) I haven't been able to find any comments by people claiming to know anything about the physics involved. Is this really serious? ...
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Alcubierre Drive - Clarification on relativistic effects
On the Wikipedia article on the Alcubierre drive, it says:
Since the ship is not moving within this bubble, but carried along as the region itself moves, conventional relativistic effects such as ...
