Could We Detect Warp Drive Signatures?
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Being a science fiction writer, I read many strange articles that inspire my weekly social media posts. On Mondays, I enjoy delving into the scientific concepts I encounter.
Katy Clough and colleagues at the Queen Mary University of London extensively researched this very issue and hold the belief that it is possible. Their prediction was based on our now tried and tested method of measuring gravitational waves at LIGO.
Based on their viewpoint, it is suggested that we should be capable of applying the same principle to gauge the collapsed warp bubbles assumed to originate from technologies such as the speculated βAlcubierre Driveβ (warps spacetime to facilitate faster than light travel).
Is it possible to utilize LIGO for this particular task? The answer to this is unfortunately no βΉ LIGO only works with low frequencies, i.e. the collision of large objects such as two black holes; so the detection of a gravitational wave created by something as small as a spacecraft would require the ability to analyse higher frequencies.
Is the required technology currently available for this task? The recent achievement of NASAβs LISA pathfinder mission confirms the viability of a triangular space-based interferometer system in overcoming noise challenges and increasing frequency sensitivity (detecting higher frequency gravitational waves).
LISA might not pick up on distant warp drive signatures, but it could still provide evidence of alien visitors to Earth. What are your thoughts?
Being a science fiction writer, I read many strange articles that inspire my weekly social media posts. On Mondays, I enjoy delving into the scientific concepts I encounter.
Katy Clough and colleagues at the Queen Mary University of London extensively researched this very issue and hold the belief that it is possible. Their prediction was based on our now tried and tested method of measuring gravitational waves at LIGO.
Based on their viewpoint, it is suggested that we should be capable of applying the same principle to gauge the collapsed warp bubbles assumed to originate from technologies such as the speculated βAlcubierre Driveβ (warps spacetime to facilitate faster than light travel).
Is it possible to utilize LIGO for this particular task? The answer to this is unfortunately no βΉ LIGO only works with low frequencies, i.e. the collision of large objects such as two black holes; so the detection of a gravitational wave created by something as small as a spacecraft would require the ability to analyse higher frequencies.
Is the required technology currently available for this task? The recent achievement of NASAβs LISA pathfinder mission confirms the viability of a triangular space-based interferometer system in overcoming noise challenges and increasing frequency sensitivity (detecting higher frequency gravitational waves).
LISA might not pick up on distant warp drive signatures, but it could still provide evidence of alien visitors to Earth. What are your thoughts?
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