2020/06/12 by Erik W. Lentz, E. Lentz, Lentz, Erik W. · 4 voices · 5 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #astro-ph.HE #gr-qc #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2006.07125
openalex publication_date 2020/06/12 · openalex created_date 2022/07/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Solitons in space--time capable of transporting time-like observers at\nsuperluminal speeds have long been tied to violations of the weak, strong, and\ndominant energy conditions of general relativity. The negative-energy sources\nrequired for these solitons must be created through energy-intensive\nuncertainty principle processes as no such classical source is known in\nparticle physics. This paper overcomes this barrier by constructing a class of\nsoliton solutions that are capable of superluminal motion and sourced by purely\npositive energy densities. The solitons are also shown to be capable of being\nsourced from the stress-energy of a conducting plasma and classical\nelectromagnetic fields. This is the first example of hyper-fast solitons\nresulting from known and familiar sources, reopening the discussion of\nsuperluminal mechanisms rooted in conventional physics.\n