If you want to read some excellent discussions about what current physics tells us about the possibility of warp drives, etc., check out http://www.npl.washington.edu/AV/altvw81.html.
This is my old physics professor talking, and he's also a sci-fi writer. He has many very interesting articles about sci-fi topics, and they're especially good since he actually DOES know physics quite well.
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This is my old physics professor talking, and he's also a sci-fi writer. He has many very interesting articles about sci-fi topics, and they're especially good since he actually DOES know physics quite well.
Good geek reading!