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I was doing research on faster than light travel and a question popped into my head: what would be the side effects of faster than light speed travel? Any ideas?
anvesh111 said:...but u know something about LHC(large hadron collider) which is an accelerator which makes the protons to travel ,speed of light
Rubix said:well I've thought about this. If you turned around while traveling the speed of light and stayed stationary relative to yourself, you would see nothing, because there would be no photons entering your eyeball. And if you moved your head slightly forward while facing backwards you would see a picture, and it would go away when you stopped moving your head forward.
Integral said:Use your imagination, write a novel if you wish since physics has no answer to that question. All physics can say is that is impossible for a body with mass to reach or exceed the speed of light.
Lsos said:It's like asking "what would happen if things fell up, instead of down?" It's kind of a meaningless question because that's just not how the world works...
Wallace said:This metric still violates the laws of physics, because in order to make space-time warp in the ways demanded by the metric, you need exotic energy sources which violate known laws of physics. None the less, it still provides a self-consistent GR description of FTL. Playing around with the paths of light rays in that space-time would answer some of the questions posed in the OP. It's still science fiction, but has a modicum of credibility and some plausibility.
Wallace said:The Alcubierre metric isn't *that* complex, and isn't too complicated to analyse, although I guess that statement is a relative one, depending on ones mathematical training.
twofish-quant said:Also there are ways to avoid the causality problem. One is to require that you need to make one trip at slower than the speed of light. Another is to say that in order to travel FTL, you need enormous energies
Faster than light travel, also known as FTL travel, is the theoretical concept of traveling at a speed faster than the speed of light. This is currently not possible with our current understanding of physics, as the speed of light is considered the universal speed limit. However, some theories suggest that it may be possible through the manipulation of space-time.
The potential side effects of faster than light travel vary depending on the theory or method of FTL travel. Some theories suggest that it could cause time dilation, meaning time would pass differently for the traveler compared to those on Earth. It could also result in radiation exposure and potentially damaging effects on the human body.
There is no definitive answer to this question as it is still a topic of debate among scientists. Some theories suggest that FTL travel could potentially create time paradoxes, where the traveler could alter events in the past and change the future. However, other theories suggest that time travel and FTL travel may be possible without causing paradoxes.
In order for faster than light travel to become a reality, significant advancements in technology would be necessary. This would include developing new propulsion systems that can exceed the speed of light, finding ways to protect against radiation exposure, and understanding how to manipulate space-time to make FTL travel possible.
There are potential ethical concerns surrounding faster than light travel, particularly if it were to become a reality. Some argue that it could create a divide between those who have access to FTL travel and those who do not, leading to potential inequality. There are also concerns about the potential impact on other civilizations or life forms that may exist in the universe.