The majesty of the universe is enough to make any civilization despair. According to Einstein's theory of relativity, no object in the world can reach the speed of light. The speed of light will always be an elusive myth.
But in fact, the majesty of the universe is not enough even at the speed of light. So if humans want to travel through the universe, they can only do it by circumventing the limit of the speed of light from the side. Therefore, many theories have been put forward, and the most theoretically based one is At the same time, there are three types that are also known to the public:
The first one: wormhole jumping technology.
The so-called wormhole is Schwarzschild's Throat, a phenomenon formed by directly bending space. In theory, it is generally believed that wormholes are thin tubes of space and time that connect distant regions of the universe. Like a whirlpool in the ocean, it is everywhere but fleeting. Wormholes can connect parallel universes and provide the possibility of time and space travel. Through wormholes, you can instantly cross countless light-year distances, from one side of the universe to the other, or even directly travel through this universe to reach another universe. Not a problem.
Stephen Hawking discussed the possibility of wormhole jumps in his books "A Brief History of Time" and "The Universe in a Nutshell", and proposed the idea of space jumps using string theory. He believed that using a huge energy field can create a The "string" with huge energy causes objects within its range to instantly enter the wormhole created by the string.
Zhang Heng also has this technology, which is a plane shuttle device obtained from the Terminator plane. However, with the current technology of Stellar Technology, this device cannot be applied to space navigation, so it has to be put aside temporarily.
The second type: curvature navigation.
This theory exists because people believe that the space of the universe is not flat, but has curvature. If the entire universe is imagined as a large membrane, the surface of this membrane is arc-shaped, and the entire membrane is even It may be a closed soap bubble. Although parts of the membrane appear to be flat, the curvature of space is still everywhere.
This is a technology that sails in compressed space. Its principle is to use an antimatter-driven curvature engine to create an artificial warp field around a moving object, so that the object can travel at a speed close to the speed of light in this twisted space bubble. move.
For example, a small boat rows on a flat river. Because the river is flat (equivalent to zero curvature), the boat will not speed up. But if you suddenly encounter a downward waterfall in front (the curvature of the waterfall is considered to be infinite), the boat will quickly reach a very fast speed, which can be understood with this metaphor.
To put it simply, it means driving the spacecraft by transforming space and time itself, and using loopholes in the laws of physics to break the limit of the speed of light that cannot be exceeded.
Then there is the third type: subspace navigation.
Some scientists believe that strong magnetic fields can create gravitational fields that propel spacecraft at high speeds. If the magnetic field is strong enough, the spacecraft can enter a space higher than the time and space we are in, sailing at super-light speed. When the magnetic field disappears, the spacecraft will return to the current time and space.
And that space is the so-called subspace. If the universe is regarded as a sphere, ordinary navigation is to travel on the surface of the sphere, and subspace navigation is equivalent to entering the interior of the sphere and taking a shortcut, making it possible to travel dozens of light years away. Even the distance of hundreds of light years is shortened to more than a thousand times!
To make a simple comparison, wormhole technology can be said to be the most advanced and does not require time-consuming point-to-point travel at all, followed by subspace navigation and finally curvature navigation. For the same distance, wormhole jumping technology can be completed in an instant no matter how far it is, while subspace compresses the navigation time of 10,000 years into one year. As for the curvature technology, according to the theory of relativity, the fastest curvature navigation cannot exceed 10 times the speed of light.
At this moment, in the command and analysis room of the space observatory, countless scientific researchers were busy. Mark Dawson, the head of the aerospace industry in the deep space amnesia plane, walked up to Zhang Heng who was sitting aside and said with respect in his expression. , "Your Excellency, Commander, quantum communication has successfully locked the experimental spacecraft, and the spacecraft detection is also ready, and the subspace navigation experiment can be carried out at any time."
Zhang Heng raised his head when he heard this, closed his eyes and said, "Where is the destination of the voyage?"
"At the orbit of Pluto." Mark Dawson pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, "As the innermost boundary of the solar system, if everything goes well, the test spacecraft will successfully escape from subspace in an hour and appear at the orbit of Pluto. , otherwise, it means the experiment failed.”
Zhang Heng was silent for a moment after hearing this, and finally said, "Then, let's get started."
"Understood!" Mark Dowling nodded solemnly, turned around and said to the many staff waiting for orders, "Prepare for the navigation experiment, and start subspace navigation in three minutes!"
Everyone was refreshed and immediately started busy at their respective positions. Mark Dawson himself walked to the central controller to monitor and fine-tune everyone's control, issuing orders one after another while working.
"The fusion reactor is on!"
"The nuclear fusion reactor has been turned on. The temperature is currently rising and the output power is stable." The worker responsible for nuclear fusion control said immediately.
"Liquid helium cooling system is on!"
"It has been turned on, and the pressure is currently stable!" Another worker looked solemn.
"The strong magnetic ring is on! The jump engine is preheating!"
"The current magnetic field of the strong magnetic ring is stable, and the core magnetic field has reached a pressure of 10 billion atmospheres and is still rising!"
Mark Dawson nodded secretly. He looked at the big screen above his head. The big screen was divided into more than a dozen different monitoring screens. Those were all situations mapped out by the monitors inside the experimental spacecraft, and because of quantum communication technology, these The transmitted signals are all real-time, without any delay!
At this moment, the core target of this experiment - the jump engine device - is displayed on the central screen of more than a dozen screens. At this time, on its periphery, a ring of iron thorns formed by three annular strong magnetic field generating devices is like a planetary ring. , rotating rapidly around the black sphere in the center, so fast that it is about to turn into an afterimage!
"The critical value has been reached. The current core of the magnetic field has a pressure of 50 billion atmospheres, and the strong magnetic ring is very stable!" The staff on the side reminded again.
"Very good." Mark Dawson nodded. He put his finger on the big red button in the center of the command workbench. Even though he had already experienced hundreds of battles, he felt the pressure at this moment. After a slight hesitation, he finally Still gritting his teeth, he pressed the button hard!
"One minute countdown to the subspace navigation experiment to prepare..." As the start button was pressed, the cold electronic sound on the radio suddenly resounded in every corner of the hall. At the same time, a low warning alarm sound also came out, marking As this experiment enters the final stage!
Mark Dowling had a solemn look on his face. At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire command and trial room gradually became solemn. Even the most out-of-the-box staff members closed their mouths. Everyone just stared at the series of words in front of them. Stringing data together, not daring to relax for a moment.
"Thirty seconds to prepare..."
"Ten seconds to prepare..."
"ten!"
"Nine!"
"eight!"
…
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
"Jump launch!"