High School What are the different ways to create negative effective mass

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The discussion centers on the concept of negative effective mass and its potential applications in warp drive technology. Participants emphasize the need for a clear understanding of negative effective mass, particularly in the context of band theory of solids, before engaging in speculative discussions about its use in warp drives. The conversation highlights misconceptions surrounding dark energy and its relationship to negative mass, ultimately leading to a closure of the thread due to speculative nature of the questions posed.

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Also can negative effective mass be used as a replacement in a warp drive? Also what is the most realistic warp drive theory?
 
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Do you even know what "negative effective mass" is in band theory of solids? Your question appears to show a huge misconception of what it is.

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I don't.
 
billllib said:
I don't.

Then shouldn't you figure out what it is FIRST before trying to make speculative guesses on whether it may "... be used as a replacement in a warp drive ..."? It is nothing like what you think it is.

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Sorry just one more question can dark energy be used in a warpdrive? I realize this might be a nonsensical question because we don't know what dark energy is exactly. Is dark energy negative mass? What is negative effective mass?
 
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billllib said:
Sorry just one more question can dark energy be used in a warpdrive? I realize this might be a nonsensical question because we don't know what dark energy is exactly. Is dark energy negative mass? What is negative effective mass?

Before we go any further, you need to re-read the PF Rules that you had agreed to, especially regarding speculative posts, and then you need to read this:

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/physicists-create-negative-mass.911744/#post-5803242

Your obsession with negative effective mass and warp drive and such is not healthy, especially when you admittedly don't know what it is.

Zz.
 
Since this thread is about the OP's speculation, it is now closed.
 

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