A Novel View of Spacetime Permitting Faster-than-Light Travel

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A Novel View of Spacetime Permitting
Faster-than-Light Travel
Gregory V. Meholic Greg.V.Meholic_at_aero.org
February 10, 2004 Space Technologies and
Applications International Forum Albuquerque, NM
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Discussion Topics

• Relativistic Symmetry
• The Tri-Space Universe
• Tri-Space Architecture
• Characteristics of Spacetime
• Trans-Space Dynamics
• The Trans-Space Method of FTL Travel
• Proposed process
• Comparison to other FTL methods
• Other Phenomena Explained by Tri-Space
• Dark Matter and Dark Energy
• The Source of Inertia
• Concluding Remarks

More detail tomorrow at 1130 am, Session F06
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Relativistic Symmetry
Combining two equations of Special Relativity
yields the following relationship of mass, energy
and velocity
First,
put
into
and get
Then, normalize with respect to velocity and get
Plot the results...
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Relativistic Symmetry
Since negative quantities are not well
understood, only the upper-right quadrant
represents the Tri-Space universe.
Figure from Puscher, E. A., Faster-than-Light
Particles A Review of Tachyon Characteristics,
Paper N-1530-AF, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica,
CA, 1980.
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The Tri-Space Universe
2) LUMINAL SPACETIMEReal E, mo0 Time space v
always c Luxons
3) SUPERLUMINAL SPACEIncrease E Lower v t
goes forward Imaginary mo c is slowest
speed Tachyons
1) SUBLUMINAL SPACEIncrease E Higher v Real
mo t goes forward c is fastest speed Tardyons

• For a given absolute energy at any point in
  space, three possible sets of physical laws
  simultaneously exist, each defining a unique
• spacial realm.

Tri-space consists of TWO spaces separated by ONE
spacetime.
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Tri-Space Architecture
Subluminal Space
EM radiation and waves/particles
Gravity attracts
Space lines
Spacetime surface
Mass
Time lines
Spacetime thickness or ZPF (?)
Gravity repels
Space lines
Spacetime medium (strings, quant. foam)
Spacetime
Superluminal Space
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Characteristics of Spacetime

• Spacetime is everywhere and exhibits the same
  qualities between galaxies as it does between
  atoms.
• It acts as a semi-permeable barrier between the
  two spaces.
• Spacetime medium made of strings, filaments and
  quantum loops.
• Has a thickness which filters certain energies
  between spaces.
• Exhibits quasi-fluidic properties (elasticity,
  viscosity, density, etc.).
• Spacetime has a surface that supports most EM
  radiation energies.
• Includes mass energy, particles, waves, etc.
• Permittivity and permeability determine speed of
  light, c.
• Exhibits a surface tension-like quality (small
  masses).
• Spacetime distortion and displacement Gravity

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Trans-Space Dynamics

• Sub- and superluminal spaces co-exist and are
  separated by spacetime.
• Mass energy follows the Trans-Space Mass-Energy
  Relation, where
• Mass in one space equals energy in the other.
• Mass is interchangeable between spaces
  (conserving energy and momentum in the universe).
• Quantum state of matter and spacetime determines
  in which space mass exists (quarks may be able to
  freely jump between spaces).
• Gravity attracts mass in same space, but repels
  mass in the adjacent space.
• Time proceeds forward and concurrently in BOTH
  spaces.
• In superluminal space
• Mass has imaginary proper states, but real
  observable states.
• Velocity is always greater than c. (This is
  normal!)
• As energy decreases, velocity increases.
• Stationary EM radiation - usable for propulsion
  (?)

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Trans-Space FTL Travel

• How can Tri-Space allow for FTL travel?

2) Process converts superluminal energy into mass
and subluminal mass into energy.
1) Create a field to force subluminal quarks
into superluminal space.
3) Superluminal mass can now travel FTL in
superluminal space by field interaction with
stationary EM radiation.
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Trans-Space FTL Travel
4) When the destination is reached, the field
reverses polarity to force superlight quarks back
into subluminal space.
vltc Mass
Subluminal
- Field
q-
- Field
Superluminal
Energy

• Vessel traverses subluminal space while traveling
  through superluminal space

• Conversion of mass and energy between sub- and
  superluminal spaces at the quark level.
• This is only a proposed process and certainly may
  not be the only way to jump across spacetime.
• This method has many advantages over other FTL
  concepts

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Comparison to Other FTL Concepts
Trans-Space Travel
Other FTL Travel Concepts
- Disturbance created in spacetime - Access to
multi-dimensional space (?)
Matter energy transferred from one space to
another through spacetime
Basic Concept
Vessel travels through holes, warps, folds, or
hidden dimensions in spacetime
Vessel traverses subluminal space by traveling
through superluminal space
Mass
- Absolute throughout tri-space - Conserved
between spaces
- Large amounts required - Negative energy
required (?)
Energy
- Sometimes instantaneous - no causal effects -
Negative energy may pose issues
- No causality effects - Time travel not possible
Time
- Unknown, difficult or impossible - Destination
known beforehand
Possible in superluminal space (similar to
subluminal space)
Navigation/ Control
- No guarantee of FTL velocities - Quantum
effects not defined - Brute force to get to FTL
velocities
- No negative quantities required - Transition
to FTL state at subatomic level
Other
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Phenomena Explained by Tri-Space
What else can Tri-Space suggest an explanation
for?

• The Tri-Space Universe Concept can also provide
  consistent and viable explanations for the
  following
• Dark Matter and Dark Energy
• Inertia
• Accelerated Universal Expansion
• Gravitons
• Gravity waves
• Zero-Point Field (ZFP) energy and quantum vacuum
• String theory
• Quantum behavior
• Tachyon particles

Covered in next slides More detail
tomorrow at 1130 am, Session F06
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Dark Matter and Dark Energy

• The Trans-Space Mass-Energy Relation permits
  real, positive mass to exist in either (but only
  one) space.
• Mass will remain unseen (dark) from the
  adjacent space and produce a repulsive gravity
  effect.

• Dark Matter could exist at energy levels well
  below those of subluminal space.
• These energies could also represent the vacuum
  energy or ZPF.

Dark Matter is proposed to be mass in
superluminal space that can only beseen by its
repulsive gravitational energy in subluminal
space.
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Concluding Remarks

• Two spaces (sub- and superluminal) and one
  spacetime co-exist making up the Tri-Space
  Universe.
• Mass and energy could be interchangeable between
  spaces at the subatomic (quark) level and
  possibly beyond.
• The Trans-Space FTL concept proposes that a mass
  can traverse sublight space by moving through
  superlight space.
• The Tri-Space concept suggests that Dark Matter
  is superluminal mass that manifests itself as
  repulsive gravity effects in our space.
• Inertia is analogous to a fluidic displacement
  effect of spacetime on mass.

• Science needs new approaches to explain recent
  discoveries in physics and cosmology. Tri-Space
  may be one possible avenue to explore.
• Although the ideas are, at present, speculation,
  theyre based on current physics and scientific
  observations.
• Currently formulating the definition of Tri-Space
  spacetime to accurately represent fundamental
  physics and modern definitions.
• Need to develop experiments to test Tri-Space
  concepts.

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The Source of Inertia

• Tri-Space suggests that a mass not only distorts,
  but displaces spacetime, thereby creating two
  gravity fields
• The primary gravity well is from displacement.
• The secondary gravity field is the familiar,
  resultant effect on spacetime.
• Spacetimes quasi-fluidic properties yield a
  time lag for it to react to the change in
  position of a mass, as well as viscous resistance.

BASIC ACCELERATION
The mass feels INERTIA
2) tgt0
Secondary distortion
1) t0
v
F
F
M
Primary gravity well
Backwards tug from primary well
Spacetime resists displacement
3) tgtgt0
4) tgtgtgt0
v
v
v
Primary well begins to recover
Recovery surge for steady-state
Gravity well broadens
Inertia is resultant effect when an object
climbs out of its own primary gravity well and
is generated when spacetime resists changes in
its topography.