Is The Alcubierre Warp Drive Possible? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

Is mankind capable of achieving warp speed? Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: Help translate our videos! Inspired by Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, physicist Miguel Alcubierre set out to transform one of the cornerstones of science fiction iconography, the Warp Drive, into reality. But is it even possible? Can we "warp" the fabric of reality so that we can break the speed of light? And why is NASA actually exploring this potentiality? Join Matt on this week’s episode to learn the physics of what's physically possible! “What Happens At The Edge of the Universe”: ----------------------------------------­­--------- COMMENTS: Renato Grigoli (Chopin) psantochi MrSh1pman Tenebrae Un Disclosed Simon Martin ----------------------------------------­­--------- REFERENCES: Alcubierre 1994 Krasnikov 1995 Van Den Broeck 1999 Krasnikov 2002 Harold White, Warp Field Mechanics 101 Harold White, Warp Field Mechanics 102 ----------------------------------------­­--------- Let us know what topics you want to learn more about: