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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Would preservation of momentum make warp travel difficult?
« on: 07/07/2017 10:16:22 »
Assuming all the engineering problems were solved and a working ship were created capable of creating an Alcubierre-style "warp" field, it seems to me like momentum should still be conserved. Is this correct?
I was thinking that since the bubble maintains an area of normal space around the vessel, presumably within that normal space momentum would be conserved, and that when travel is complete the field is allowed to dissipate, but the momentum remains unchanged.
If two stars are traveling at extreme velocities relative to each other, could this pose a problem?
I was thinking that since the bubble maintains an area of normal space around the vessel, presumably within that normal space momentum would be conserved, and that when travel is complete the field is allowed to dissipate, but the momentum remains unchanged.
If two stars are traveling at extreme velocities relative to each other, could this pose a problem?