[Fwd: [Fwd: starship-design: re: so you want to go faster than light . . .]]

[Curtis Manges <clmanges@worldnet.att.net>]

Curtis Manges wrote:

> >
>
> Tom,
>
> Okay, now let's look at something else for a moment. Let's just assume an analogy
> between the experiences of breaking the sound barrier and breaking c. We know
> that when an airplane is pushing through the sound barrier, it's flight gets
> rough for a while, then smoothes out once past Mach 1. And we know that the
> airplane is then making a sonic boom; a concussion wave of sorts, right? Now --
> are there any sorts of analogous phenomena that we might guess at or expect for a
> ship breaking through c? Has there even been any serious speculation on this? I
> know of one physicist who postulates that GRB's are produced by superluminal
> stars, which is why I asked.
>
> His website is at:   http://www.rideau.net/~gaasbeek/index.html#contents
>
> I'd be interested in your thoughts on this.
>
> Curtis
>
> > >  It is indeed possible to calculate with negative velocites and time just
> > how
> > > much younger the earth twin would be on returning compared to his older
> > > advanced age; calculated from sub but near c velocities after the rocket
> > man
> > > returns compared to his c or > c trip returning. Time travel then is not
> > > observable except at sub light velocities but calculatable all velocities
> > (>c,
> > > c,>c), although the effects are observable when both frames of reference
> > > coincide when rocket man returns to his earth twin or his ancient twins
> > bones
> > > as the case may be.
> > >
> > >  True grist for your sci.faction novel.
> > >
> > >  Tom>