wicketcity t1_j4w8nl5 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 6:19 PM

Negative energy? I could have shown them that for free

pyrrhios t1_j4xh94r wrote on January 18, 2023 at 11:07 PM

"observed negative energy" is actually a huge deal. AFAIK, it was previously effectively imaginary, since it requires temperatures below 0K. As mentioned elsewhere, it's the required piece for FTL.

guymine123 t1_j4ywea2 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:34 AM

Not necessarily, the most up to date theory for a functional warp drive that doesn't use negative energy requires the mass-energy of the voyager 1 space probe to achieve FTL travel.

So just like in star trek, we're going to need a shit ton of antimatter to go warp speed.

sensational_pangolin t1_j4yyb80 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 5:53 AM

And a shit ton would be enough to fill a shoebox.

guymine123 t1_j4zqkkr wrote on January 19, 2023 at 11:51 AM

It used to be the mass-energy of Jupiter, it will most likely continue to go down over time.

sensational_pangolin t1_j517f9o wrote on January 19, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Maybe. Maybe not. Physics is weird.