Breaking the Warp Barrier: Hyper-Fast Solitons in Einstein-Maxwell-Plasma Theory. (arXiv:2006.07125v1 [gr-qc])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/gr-qc/1/au:+Lentz_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">Erik W. Lentz</a>
Solitons in space-time capable of transporting time-like observers at
superluminal speeds have long been tied to violations of the weak, strong, and
dominant energy conditions of general relativity. The negative-energy sources
required for these solitons must be created through energy-intensive
uncertainty principle processes as no such classical source is known in
particle physics. This paper overcomes this barrier by constructing a class of
soliton solutions that are capable of superluminal motion and sourced by purely
positive energy densities. The solitons are also shown to be capable of being
sourced from the stress-energy of a conducting plasma and classical
electromagnetic fields. This is the first example of hyper-fast solitons
resulting from known and familiar sources, reopening the discussion of
superluminal mechanisms rooted in conventional physics.
Solitons in space-time capable of transporting time-like observers at
superluminal speeds have long been tied to violations of the weak, strong, and
dominant energy conditions of general relativity. The negative-energy sources
required for these solitons must be created through energy-intensive
uncertainty principle processes as no such classical source is known in
particle physics. This paper overcomes this barrier by constructing a class of
soliton solutions that are capable of superluminal motion and sourced by purely
positive energy densities. The solitons are also shown to be capable of being
sourced from the stress-energy of a conducting plasma and classical
electromagnetic fields. This is the first example of hyper-fast solitons
resulting from known and familiar sources, reopening the discussion of
superluminal mechanisms rooted in conventional physics.
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