Damn Interesting has an excellent profile of German theoretical physicist Burkhard Heim, and his theory that by adding extra dimensions to space, electromagnetic energy can be converted into gravity, thereby warping space enough to potentially allow a spaceship to travel, well – pretty darn fast.
The article goes on to elaborate:
In the 1980s Heim began to work with a theorist named Walter Dröscher who restored the two dimension which Heim had originally discarded from his theory. The result was the theory of “Heim-Dröscher space,” which was a mathematical description of an eight-dimensional universe. It describes gravity, anti-gravity (dark energy), electromagnetism, and quantum forces. It also describes the force which would allow hyperdrive to become a reality.
Mars for the weekend, huh? I’d rather spend a few extra days on one of Saturns moons. The thought of watching the ringed giant rising into the sky from that close is one place I’d love to be with a camera.
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