hello everyone thank you for being here and excuse me I’m a bit nervous so I
and excuse me I’m a bit nervous so I
and excuse me I’m a bit nervous so I probably I don’t know I’m nervous
probably I don’t know I’m nervous
probably I don’t know I’m nervous so I’m Anna I’m 16 years old and I’m a
so I’m Anna I’m 16 years old and I’m a
so I’m Anna I’m 16 years old and I’m a high school student and what makes me
high school student and what makes me
high school student and what makes me ahead of my time is my keen for science
ahead of my time is my keen for science
ahead of my time is my keen for science it all started as a kid since since my
it all started as a kid since since my
it all started as a kid since since my mom was a map is a math teacher
mom was a map is a math teacher
mom was a map is a math teacher I sit on the table and while she was
I sit on the table and while she was
I sit on the table and while she was teaching God other children and I used
teaching God other children and I used
teaching God other children and I used to hear the phrase when when X tends to
to hear the phrase when when X tends to
to hear the phrase when when X tends to infinity and I was really curious about
infinity and I was really curious about
infinity and I was really curious about this term infinity and I started asking
this term infinity and I started asking
this term infinity and I started asking questions and the answers were pretty
questions and the answers were pretty
questions and the answers were pretty much the same you know it’s endless in
much the same you know it’s endless in
much the same you know it’s endless in mathematics just the symbol and it does
mathematics just the symbol and it does
mathematics just the symbol and it does exist in reality so I guess that as a
exist in reality so I guess that as a
exist in reality so I guess that as a four-year-old I was pretty satisfied
four-year-old I was pretty satisfied
four-year-old I was pretty satisfied with those answers but as we grew up I
with those answers but as we grew up I
with those answers but as we grew up I realized that there was something
realized that there was something
realized that there was something terribly disturbing about those
terribly disturbing about those
terribly disturbing about those explanations because they weren’t simply
explanations because they weren’t simply
explanations because they weren’t simply enough and I think I realized that there
enough and I think I realized that there
enough and I think I realized that there was not there is no man in this world
was not there is no man in this world
was not there is no man in this world that actually understands infinity and
that actually understands infinity and
that actually understands infinity and why is it there why do we need this
why is it there why do we need this
why is it there why do we need this concept why did we came up with this in
concept why did we came up with this in
concept why did we came up with this in the first place and I I also like to
the first place and I I also like to
the first place and I I also like to mention no I also like to mention yet
mention no I also like to mention yet
mention no I also like to mention yet that my this thirst for information
that my this thirst for information
that my this thirst for information was born from watching sci-fi movies and
was born from watching sci-fi movies and
was born from watching sci-fi movies and from there I learned that the universe
from there I learned that the universe
from there I learned that the universe is infinite and then I clicked I said to
is infinite and then I clicked I said to
is infinite and then I clicked I said to myself that maybe if I would gain more
myself that maybe if I would gain more
myself that maybe if I would gain more information about the universe maybe
information about the universe maybe
information about the universe maybe then I would understand infinity and of
then I would understand infinity and of
then I would understand infinity and of course this is just a state
course this is just a state
course this is just a state you cannot prove me right but she also
you cannot prove me right but she also
you cannot prove me right but she also cannot prove me wrong as you know
cannot prove me wrong as you know
cannot prove me wrong as you know sometimes you must go blindly through
sometimes you must go blindly through
sometimes you must go blindly through understand to enlighten things you must
understand to enlighten things you must
understand to enlighten things you must make assumptions
make assumptions
make assumptions so I also learn from there that we have
so I also learn from there that we have
so I also learn from there that we have access only to the observable universe
access only to the observable universe
access only to the observable universe and this was a huge constraint for my
and this was a huge constraint for my
and this was a huge constraint for my life mission to conquer did conquer
life mission to conquer did conquer
life mission to conquer did conquer infinity and the only way to break this
infinity and the only way to break this
infinity and the only way to break this boundary is by breaking the speed of
boundary is by breaking the speed of
boundary is by breaking the speed of light and the only way to do that is
light and the only way to do that is
light and the only way to do that is using the what so called
using the what so called
using the what so called D EFT the FTL methods which you guessed
D EFT the FTL methods which you guessed
D EFT the FTL methods which you guessed it’s faster than light travel methods
it’s faster than light travel methods
it’s faster than light travel methods and one of these methods the one that
and one of these methods the one that
and one of these methods the one that I’m going to talk about today is called
I’m going to talk about today is called
I’m going to talk about today is called warp drive so what is warp drive
we’ve all heard we’ve all seen or at
we’ve all heard we’ve all seen or at least heard of the the technology of
least heard of the the technology of
least heard of the the technology of Star Trek and there was a time when the
Star Trek and there was a time when the
Star Trek and there was a time when the street wasn’t written and the directors
street wasn’t written and the directors
street wasn’t written and the directors all they knew is that they wanted to
all they knew is that they wanted to
all they knew is that they wanted to make a space opera which implies wise
make a space opera which implies wise
make a space opera which implies wise definition space travel but there also
definition space travel but there also
definition space travel but there also was a problem they wanted the scripts to
was a problem they wanted the scripts to
was a problem they wanted the scripts to stand to stay on terms with the laws of
stand to stay on terms with the laws of
stand to stay on terms with the laws of physics so where is the problem here
physics so where is the problem here
physics so where is the problem here okay
even if the USS Enterprise would travel
even if the USS Enterprise would travel at the speed of light
at the speed of light
at the speed of light it would need it would need twenty
it would need it would need twenty
it would need it would need twenty twenty-five thousand years to reach only
twenty-five thousand years to reach only
twenty-five thousand years to reach only the center of our galaxy so watching the
the center of our galaxy so watching the
the center of our galaxy so watching the grass grow would be far more interesting
grass grow would be far more interesting
grass grow would be far more interesting and the
and the
and the a serious problem so that’s how they
a serious problem so that’s how they
a serious problem so that’s how they came up with this warp drive this
came up with this warp drive this
came up with this warp drive this concept of course today I’m not going to
concept of course today I’m not going to
concept of course today I’m not going to talk about the fictional one this warp
talk about the fictional one this warp
talk about the fictional one this warp drive I’m going to talk about the real
drive I’m going to talk about the real
drive I’m going to talk about the real one the one that extends to reality
one the one that extends to reality
one the one that extends to reality which has a different name and it’s
which has a different name and it’s
which has a different name and it’s called Alcubierre warp drive or simply
called Alcubierre warp drive or simply
called Alcubierre warp drive or simply Alcubierre drive so what is this weird
Alcubierre drive so what is this weird
Alcubierre drive so what is this weird thing in 1994 physicist Miguel
thing in 1994 physicist Miguel
thing in 1994 physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed the way to solve the
Alcubierre proposed the way to solve the
Alcubierre proposed the way to solve the universal speed limit and that is
universal speed limit and that is
universal speed limit and that is nothing gets nothing that has mass can
nothing gets nothing that has mass can
nothing gets nothing that has mass can travel faster than the speed of light
travel faster than the speed of light
travel faster than the speed of light through space but wait a second I said
through space but wait a second I said
through space but wait a second I said that us we cannot travel through space
that us we cannot travel through space
that us we cannot travel through space what if instead I move the space around
what if instead I move the space around
what if instead I move the space around me so that’s what al Kabeer thought
me so that’s what al Kabeer thought
me so that’s what al Kabeer thought about and given the laws of general
about and given the laws of general
about and given the laws of general relativity you could do this because
relativity you could do this because
relativity you could do this because generativity tells us that space is
generativity tells us that space is
generativity tells us that space is dynamical it can expand it can contract
dynamical it can expand it can contract
dynamical it can expand it can contract and yeah you could do this and this is
and yeah you could do this and this is
and yeah you could do this and this is what I call a back door in physics
what I call a back door in physics
what I call a back door in physics proper banker in physics because the
proper banker in physics because the
proper banker in physics because the universe is just playing a little game
universe is just playing a little game
universe is just playing a little game with us all it provides you with all the
with us all it provides you with all the
with us all it provides you with all the stuff and it’s hidden in plain sight and
stuff and it’s hidden in plain sight and
stuff and it’s hidden in plain sight and it takes someone really smart to come
it takes someone really smart to come
it takes someone really smart to come and CD the simple in the complicated and
and CD the simple in the complicated and
and CD the simple in the complicated and that’s what I could be or did okay so
that’s what I could be or did okay so
that’s what I could be or did okay so how does it work imagine that we have a
how does it work imagine that we have a
how does it work imagine that we have a two point in space
two point in space
two point in space uh let’s say earth and the center of
uh let’s say earth and the center of
uh let’s say earth and the center of Milky Way and the space between these
Milky Way and the space between these
Milky Way and the space between these two points is a slinky right okay on the
two points is a slinky right okay on the
two points is a slinky right okay on the slinky we have a point where we say it’s
slinky we have a point where we say it’s
slinky we have a point where we say it’s our spaceship so if we expand the space
our spaceship so if we expand the space
our spaceship so if we expand the space behind the ship and contract the space
behind the ship and contract the space
behind the ship and contract the space in front of the ship making some kind of
in front of the ship making some kind of
in front of the ship making some kind of a sling out of space you would reach
a sling out of space you would reach
a sling out of space you would reach your destination without highly moving
your destination without highly moving
your destination without highly moving at all and that’s what al Kabeer is all
at all and that’s what al Kabeer is all
at all and that’s what al Kabeer is all about you could say maybe that for this
about you could say maybe that for this
about you could say maybe that for this method you drag your destination towards
method you drag your destination towards
method you drag your destination towards yourself and you push back your starting
yourself and you push back your starting
yourself and you push back your starting point okay so we’ve seen how this works
point okay so we’ve seen how this works
point okay so we’ve seen how this works but how do we make it happen one of the
but how do we make it happen one of the
but how do we make it happen one of the most interesting things about this and
most interesting things about this and
most interesting things about this and unique things about al Kabeer this
unique things about al Kabeer this
unique things about al Kabeer this traveled FTL travel method is that
traveled FTL travel method is that
traveled FTL travel method is that shouldn’t be affected by any
shouldn’t be affected by any
shouldn’t be affected by any relativistic effects like say time
relativistic effects like say time
relativistic effects like say time dilation
dilation
dilation so you that’s because you would sit in a
so you that’s because you would sit in a
so you that’s because you would sit in a bubble of unworked space and you would
bubble of unworked space and you would
bubble of unworked space and you would experience time as well as you didn’t
experience time as well as you didn’t
experience time as well as you didn’t earth so the only the only warp space is
earth so the only the only warp space is
earth so the only the only warp space is on the bubble not inside the bubble so
on the bubble not inside the bubble so
on the bubble not inside the bubble so you would come back home and not realize
you would come back home and not realize
you would come back home and not realize that your ten-year-old daughter daughter
that your ten-year-old daughter daughter
that your ten-year-old daughter daughter became a granny like poor old Cooper did
became a granny like poor old Cooper did
became a granny like poor old Cooper did if you know what I’m referring to if you
if you know what I’m referring to if you
if you know what I’m referring to if you see interstellar so
and al-kabir also showed that you
and al-kabir also showed that you wouldn’t be affected by any roulette any
wouldn’t be affected by any roulette any
wouldn’t be affected by any roulette any inertial effects also you this is a
inertial effects also you this is a
inertial effects also you this is a little bit more complicated to explain
little bit more complicated to explain
little bit more complicated to explain so I won’t get deeper into that but I
so I won’t get deeper into that but I
so I won’t get deeper into that but I want you to remember that you wouldn’t
want you to remember that you wouldn’t
want you to remember that you wouldn’t be squeezed to death when the sea when
be squeezed to death when the sea when
be squeezed to death when the sea when the ship is actually accelerating
the ship is actually accelerating
the ship is actually accelerating alright now how do we make it happen how
alright now how do we make it happen how
alright now how do we make it happen how do you make it work
do you make it work
do you make it work for that we are going to need to solve
for that we are going to need to solve
for that we are going to need to solve Einstein’s field equations so bear with
Einstein’s field equations so bear with
Einstein’s field equations so bear with me for a second it is not too
me for a second it is not too
me for a second it is not too complicated I’m going to explain all
complicated I’m going to explain all
complicated I’m going to explain all right why we do this it’s because these
right why we do this it’s because these
right why we do this it’s because these equations tell us how space behaves
equations tell us how space behaves
equations tell us how space behaves under the presence of a distribution of
under the presence of a distribution of
under the presence of a distribution of matter but because they are equations we
matter but because they are equations we
matter but because they are equations we can solve them backwards and suppose I
can solve them backwards and suppose I
can solve them backwards and suppose I want space to do something I can find
want space to do something I can find
want space to do something I can find out how to put matter to put a mat to
out how to put matter to put a mat to
out how to put matter to put a mat to put a chunk of matter in place to in
put a chunk of matter in place to in
put a chunk of matter in place to in order to make space do what I want and
order to make space do what I want and
order to make space do what I want and as expected to contract the space in
as expected to contract the space in
as expected to contract the space in front in front of the ship we would need
front in front of the ship we would need
front in front of the ship we would need a lot of mass that’s what it does but in
a lot of mass that’s what it does but in
a lot of mass that’s what it does but in order to expand space we would need
order to expand space we would need
order to expand space we would need something really really really weird
something really really really weird
something really really really weird which is negative mass and this is the
which is negative mass and this is the
which is negative mass and this is the major problem that’s why we are not
major problem that’s why we are not
major problem that’s why we are not jumping into ships right now and go
jumping into ships right now and go
jumping into ships right now and go search another world because it’s still
search another world because it’s still
search another world because it’s still us it’s still a weird idea right now
us it’s still a weird idea right now
us it’s still a weird idea right now some people think that despite the
some people think that despite the
some people think that despite the advantages that it brings negative mass
advantages that it brings negative mass
advantages that it brings negative mass I mean
I mean
I mean it remains in the large-scale pretty
it remains in the large-scale pretty
it remains in the large-scale pretty horrifying thermodynamically speaking
horrifying thermodynamically speaking
horrifying thermodynamically speaking that’s because negative mass experiences
that’s because negative mass experiences
that’s because negative mass experiences gravity as a repulsive force so say I
gravity as a repulsive force so say I
gravity as a repulsive force so say I had an apple an apple of negative mass
had an apple an apple of negative mass
had an apple an apple of negative mass this Apple wouldn’t fall word Newton
this Apple wouldn’t fall word Newton
this Apple wouldn’t fall word Newton head Newton said it would fly away from
head Newton said it would fly away from
head Newton said it would fly away from it so say I have two bunches of of
it so say I have two bunches of of
it so say I have two bunches of of [Music]
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[Music] masses with opposite sign then the the
masses with opposite sign then the the
masses with opposite sign then the the the positive mass would attract the
the positive mass would attract the
the positive mass would attract the negative mass and then the negative mass
negative mass and then the negative mass
negative mass and then the negative mass would repel the positive mass and then
would repel the positive mass and then
would repel the positive mass and then again the positive mass would attract
again the positive mass would attract
again the positive mass would attract the negative mass and so on to infinity
the negative mass and so on to infinity
the negative mass and so on to infinity and this gives us a
and this gives us a
and this gives us a perpetuum mobile’ a which is a very
perpetuum mobile’ a which is a very
perpetuum mobile’ a which is a very thermodynamically no thanks all right of
thermodynamically no thanks all right of
thermodynamically no thanks all right of course some of us have winter break
course some of us have winter break
course some of us have winter break thermodynamics to fulfill their dreams
thermodynamics to fulfill their dreams
thermodynamics to fulfill their dreams so d the good news is that is that
so d the good news is that is that
so d the good news is that is that negative mass isn’t actually impossible
negative mass isn’t actually impossible
negative mass isn’t actually impossible it’s been made in a lab actually thanks
it’s been made in a lab actually thanks
it’s been made in a lab actually thanks to quantum mechanics which is just
to quantum mechanics which is just
to quantum mechanics which is just another word for magic so yeah um of
another word for magic so yeah um of
another word for magic so yeah um of course it’s it ought to be this this
course it’s it ought to be this this
course it’s it ought to be this this experiment that gave gave negative mass
experiment that gave gave negative mass
experiment that gave gave negative mass which is by the way called it’s inspired
which is by the way called it’s inspired
which is by the way called it’s inspired by the Casimir effect well I’m not going
by the Casimir effect well I’m not going
by the Casimir effect well I’m not going to explain that that’s far – all right
to explain that that’s far – all right
to explain that that’s far – all right this gave negative mass for a very short
this gave negative mass for a very short
this gave negative mass for a very short period of time and it’s thought to be
period of time and it’s thought to be
period of time and it’s thought to be impractical because we don’t know if we
impractical because we don’t know if we
impractical because we don’t know if we could if we could do this on a large
could if we could do this on a large
could if we could do this on a large scale if we could get enough negative
scale if we could get enough negative
scale if we could get enough negative mass so it’s still an open question
mass so it’s still an open question
mass so it’s still an open question of course what we are doing right now
of course what we are doing right now
of course what we are doing right now are just baby steps but in the end we
are just baby steps but in the end we
are just baby steps but in the end we must remember that a game-changing idea
must remember that a game-changing idea
must remember that a game-changing idea was in the first place it was impossible
was in the first place it was impossible
was in the first place it was impossible until someone came and said no it’s not
until someone came and said no it’s not
until someone came and said no it’s not impossible it’s necessary and I wake up
impossible it’s necessary and I wake up
impossible it’s necessary and I wake up every morning I know that I know that
every morning I know that I know that
every morning I know that I know that the odds seem against me they’re all up
the odds seem against me they’re all up
the odds seem against me they’re all up against me and I and I wake up every
against me and I and I wake up every
against me and I and I wake up every every morning and I tell myself that
every morning and I tell myself that
every morning and I tell myself that reality is the product of dreams so that
reality is the product of dreams so that
reality is the product of dreams so that I I don’t lose hope and I keep going on
I I don’t lose hope and I keep going on
I I don’t lose hope and I keep going on in order to fulfill my life mission of
in order to fulfill my life mission of
in order to fulfill my life mission of conquering infinity and I would like to
conquering infinity and I would like to
conquering infinity and I would like to leave with this passing top thoughts
leave with this passing top thoughts
leave with this passing top thoughts which is a cult from Ulysses and it is
which is a cult from Ulysses and it is
which is a cult from Ulysses and it is like this come my friends this is not
like this come my friends this is not
like this come my friends this is not too late to seek in your world to save
too late to seek in your world to save
too late to seek in your world to save beyond to sail beyond the sunset and the
beyond to sail beyond the sunset and the
beyond to sail beyond the sunset and the best of the western stars until I die
best of the western stars until I die
best of the western stars until I die thank you for your attention
thank you for your attention
thank you for your attention [Applause]
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[Music] you
you
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