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starship-design: FTL and other drives.
> "Regarding other faster-than-light possibilities, there have also been
> some intriguing experimental effects. Photons have been measured to
> tunnel across a photonic band-gap barrier at 1.7 times the speed of light
> [37]. Even though the author concludes that information did not
> travel faster than light, the results are intriguing. It has been
> suggested to conduct similar experiments using matter rather than photons
> to
> unambiguously test the information transfer rate. In addition, recent
> experiments of the rest mass of the electron antineutrino have measured
> an imaginary value [55]. Even though this result is attributed to possible
> errors, an imaginary mass value could be a signature characteristic of
> a tachyon (hypothetical faster-than-light particles). It has been
> suggested to revisit this and other similar data to determine if this can
> be
> credibly interpreted as evidence of tachyons. It was also pointed out that
> other experiments have been suggested to search for evidence of
> tachyons [56]."
As a belever in Autodynamics, I find the first half of this belivable
with the last half senseless. ( Read No time travel ).
To sum up the designs here for travel to the stars -- say 10 light
years.
a) Worm hole travel
instant but requires gate ways at each end.
b) FTL travel
2 to 5 x speed of light.
have to drop out of warp to navigate and or
to prevent heat build up.
c) Time warp
low speed travel with a time warp bubble
to slow down aging with for long travel times.
1/4C with time warp to give 1 to 2x C
d) Fussion reactor
3/4 to 1/10C
e) Fussion reactor with
basard ramjet 3/4 to 1/10C
f) fussion reactor with
hybernation 1/10C to 1/200C
g) Fussion reactor with
basard ramjet with
hybernation
1/10C to 1/200C
h) fussion reactor or
fission reactor or
basard ramjet or
other. multi generation
ship with hybernation
1/50C to 1/1000C
Ben.