Seasons

I was woken up this morning by the dog jumping on me and pinning me to the bed in order to repeatedly sneeze in my face, then wash my face with her tongue, then sneeze on me again. This cycle was continued until I woke up enough to push 60 pounds of determined, enthusiastic mutt off of my torso and venture out with her into the freezing rain.
Happy Day-After-New-Year. *sighs and then laughs*
It would have been so much worse if I'd partied on New Year, gotten drunk and had a hangover this morning, but lucky for me I have a bad cold and no life whatsoever...

Sounds familiar! Now to get those lights off the roof, I am afraid of heights too!

*yawn* Back to school today...

Why is newyears so important? what is school?

For those of you intersted in quantum physics, here is a fascinating article on the prospect of a multi-dimensional reality in which a hyperdrive device is possible:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18925331.200

Thanks for the link. It is an intereting article. I was a little confused by the idea that hyperspace was reportedly ignored in the 1960s and 70s. I know sci fi is not the same as attention from physicists, but didn't most space ships in 1960s and 70s movies and TV shows use a hyperdrive?

Amazing. I dont know if the 60's and 70's had shows with hyperdrive. But nevertheless, I understand What Heim is suggesting with his theory, and I think it would work. I think the only problem with the ship however, Is once you enter hyperspace, how do you maintain the field being produced by the coil?

This is unrelated to quantum physics, but is anyone here familiar with skateboarding terminology and able to explain it in English?

once you enter hyperspace, how do you maintain the field being produced by the coil?

As I understand it, the coil and superconducting ring need to be onboard, and travel with the ship.

I would have thought the real problem was: how do you maintain a 25 Tesla field in the first place - without tearing your equipment and crew apart under a magnetic field half a million times stronger than Earth's?
I would worry what effect that would have on even the iron atoms in the crew's haemoglobin, let alone the inevitable magnetic and magnetically sensitive materials used in craft and computer construction.

The particle mass predictions he came up with are impressively accurate, but they don't necessarily mean that everything predictable is practical.

It might be more feasible to use it for "beaming" objects through hyperspace using an external generator like a cannon, if it was focussable. At least you could avoid having to operate computer control systems inside the field.

True. In fact i beleive we already can "beam" electrons back and forth using a similar principle.

True about the 25 tesla. It would make a real mess of everything. But we don't how the physics of being faster then the speed of light would effect the enviroment.

Perhaps if you could use the force of the coil to send you to your destination. So to speak, pushing you along or towing you. therefore, the 25 tesla feild would be away from you. and you would not be effected. So then you just have to worry about space/time effects of traveling at an incredilbe speed.

the resl question is, why are we talking about this in the Seasons forums??? lol

why are we talking about this in the Seasons forums???
Well, like it says at the top of the page:
"get crazy deep on something"

But it would only look like an incredible speed in this space-time - in hyperspace it could be a comparatively gentle motion. But I say "could" - I don't understand what basis there actually is for assuming the speed of light would be much higher in hyperspace than in "our" space. But there's only so much they can fit into a potted explanation in a popular science mag I guess (hmm, sorry New Scientist - I expect they wouldn't think of themselves as primarily in that category, but you know what I mean

we already can "beam" electrons back and forth using a similar principle.
Indeed, but we still can't get them to break local light-speed (AFAIAA), which does make me wonder.
I can't help thinking that this view of "hyperspace" is only a dim glimpse of adjoining dimensions with fairly similar physical laws and constants. We see it through a glass darkly, and imagine all sorts of wonders - here be dragons - but when we get there, we'll find it's not so very different. I'm inclined to think they spread off across a continuum with only a single quantum state-change between each. Just think how many identical yous there could be out there!
It's not so much "when we get there" - we're already there. We just don't notice the difference! (crazy deep enough?

I don't understand what basis there actually is for assuming the speed of light would be much higher in hyperspace than in "our" space.

I don't know if this answers your question or not. But I will do the best I can. Light which tavels at 186,000mps (miles per second) Is the basis of what time exists on. Imagine you have an electron is a glass jar. Now this electron hits the top and bottom of the lid once a second. As you approach the speed of light, the electron would slow down, and would hit the lid less often. Once you are at the speed of lgiht. It wouldn't hit it at all. Thus the theory that You cannot go over the speed of light. It is impossible. (maybe)

It's not so much "when we get there" - we're already there.


Are you saying that the future already exisits? want to discuss the theories of time travel?