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SlipString Drive: String Theory, Gravity, And "Faster Than Light" Travel
Written for amateur physicists, SlipString Drive takes you through the basics of string and M-theories so that you can embark on a "faster than light" voyage without violating physics. By using gravity waves to completely isolate volumes of spacetime from the rest of the universe, author Andrew L. Bender proposes a method of travel-similar to going through a wormhole-that could be possible within fifty years. He also details a unique engine design for producing the gravity waves necessary to travel in such a manner. In SlipString Drive , Bender describes how ships using this method of propulsion would appear to those outside of the ship's partially "gravitationally isolated" region of space while maneuvering at slow speeds. Bender also discusses novel uses for such a vessel, such as saving humanity from comets to supernovae. Bender also offers a "Membrane Theory of Gravity." A modification of M-theory, this new theory unifies all forces, and predicts dark matter and energy. It also theorizes how the acceleration of our universe will change over time, along with other predictions that could prove modified M-theory correct observationally-a feat no other cosmologist has yet achieved. Finally, Bender hypothesizes how the universe will end, and how our descendants could survive that fateful occurrence.
- GenresScience
142 pages, Paperback
First published November 10, 2006
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September 17, 2009
May Include Spoilers!
Instead of trying to exceed the speed of light, Bender proposes an alternative method of space travel--creating a bubble that slips around or through the current dimensions/strings of spacetime.
I will admit, this book made me regret not taking physics instead of biology. However, with some intelligent thought and a helpful background in music theory most of it made sense to me. (Then again, I write science fiction and always look for what 'might be.')
Is it possible? Maybe. The fact the technology doesn't exist now doesn't mean it can't in the future.
The diagrams were helpful in a basic understanding for those of us reading from a layman's point of view. The proposal of a working theory of everything is definitely appealing and the explanations of string theory and M theory were beneficial.
While this isn't a hard read it can be a challenging one depending on what you already know. I would definitely recommend it to other scifi authors.
Instead of trying to exceed the speed of light, Bender proposes an alternative method of space travel--creating a bubble that slips around or through the current dimensions/strings of spacetime.
I will admit, this book made me regret not taking physics instead of biology. However, with some intelligent thought and a helpful background in music theory most of it made sense to me. (Then again, I write science fiction and always look for what 'might be.')
Is it possible? Maybe. The fact the technology doesn't exist now doesn't mean it can't in the future.
The diagrams were helpful in a basic understanding for those of us reading from a layman's point of view. The proposal of a working theory of everything is definitely appealing and the explanations of string theory and M theory were beneficial.
While this isn't a hard read it can be a challenging one depending on what you already know. I would definitely recommend it to other scifi authors.
to-read-2-perhaps
January 11, 2012This looks like a fun topic, but reviews on Amazon are very mixed. Suggested as a followup to "Mirror Matter" by Martha D. Trustee.
November 26, 2009
A few neat ideas, but Bender was a little vague explaining them. Also, they were not as original as the book desciption made them out to be. Tedious writing style.
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