Submitted by Gari_305 t3_10f7wzy in Futurology
wicketcity t1_j4w8nl5 wrote
Negative energy? I could have shown them that for free
pyrrhios t1_j4xh94r wrote
"observed negative energy" is actually a huge deal. AFAIK, it was previously effectively imaginary, since it requires temperatures below 0K. As mentioned elsewhere, it's the required piece for FTL.
guymine123 t1_j4ywea2 wrote
Not necessarily, the most up to date theory for a functional warp drive that doesn't use negative energy requires the mass-energy of the voyager 1 space probe to achieve FTL travel.
So just like in star trek, we're going to need a shit ton of antimatter to go warp speed.
sensational_pangolin t1_j4yyb80 wrote
And a shit ton would be enough to fill a shoebox.
guymine123 t1_j4zqkkr wrote
It used to be the mass-energy of Jupiter, it will most likely continue to go down over time.
sensational_pangolin t1_j517f9o wrote
Maybe. Maybe not. Physics is weird.
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