Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
1999-05-21
Class.Quant.Grav. 16 (1999) 3973-3979
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
9 pages, 1 figure; error in calculation corrected
Scientific paper
10.1088/0264-9381/16/12/314
I show how a minor modification of the Alcubierre geometry can dramatically improve the total energy requirements for a `warp bubble' that can be used to transport macroscopic objects. A spacetime is presented for which the total negative mass needed is of the order of a few solar masses, accompanied by a comparable amount of positive energy. This puts the warp drive in the mass scale of large traversable wormholes. The new geometry satisfies the quantum inequality concerning WEC violations and has the same advantages as the original Alcubierre spacetime.
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