Surfing a Gravitational Wave: Is It Possible?

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Is it possible to pulse Alcubiere drive once to catch up a gravitational wave to surf it, then pulse again to stop?
 
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Not according to our current understanding of the physics involved.
 
Nugatory said:
Not according to our current understanding of the physics involved.
Thank You for the reply Nugatory. I was guessing that would be the answer, although i was always thinking about orbital mechanics as "surfing the gravity". Its still a good idea about concept art or something :) Anyway i started watching lectures by Kip Thorne about the gravitational waves and got his book (for some reason i have deep interest in that matter although I am not physicist and i can't do the maths myself).
 
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