https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0712.1649/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=261040urn:hackerpapers:mention:0712.1649:261040Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:25:39 GMT<p>It is an interesting idea from science fiction point of view. The aim of this paper is not to discuss the plausibility of warp drive, the questions associated with violation of the null energy condition, or issues regarding causality. The aim of this paper is to suggest that a warp bubble could be generated using ideas and mathematics from quantum field theory, and to hypothesize how such a bubble could be created by a sufficiently advanced technology. &lt;/quote&gt; Original paper: &quot;Warp Drive: A New Approach&quot; http://arxiv.org/abs/0712.1649 British Interplanetary Society&#x27;s meeting &quot;Warp Drive…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0712.1649/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>gr-qc