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- Title
Detailed study of null and timelike geodesics in the Alcubierre warp spacetime.
- Authors
Müller, Thomas; Weiskopf, Daniel
- Abstract
The geodesic equation of the Alcubierre warp spacetime is converted into its non-affinely parametrized form for a detailed discussion of the motion of particles and the visual effects as observed by a traveller inside the warp bubble or a person looking from outside. To include gravitational lensing for point-like light sources, we present a practical approach using the Jacobi equation and the Sachs bases. Additionally, we consider the dragging and geodesic precession of particles due to the warp bubble.
- Subjects
SPACETIME; GEODESICS; DIFFERENTIAL geometry; GLOBAL analysis (Mathematics); RELATIVITY (Physics)
- Publication
General Relativity & Gravitation, 2012, Vol 44, Issue 2, p509
- ISSN
0001-7701
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10714-011-1289-0