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ericthered · 05-29-2019, 07:07 AM

If you want to be tongue in cheek about it, they could either be investigating why FTL doesn't result in time travel, or trying to make time travel work*

*The key is a privileged frame, which by current understanding physics doesn't exist. But knowing that just opens up a bunch of new questions, and several nobel prizes could be awarded when people answer them. Why is there a privledge reference frame? what exactly is it? Can you cheat it? What particles/forces make it tick? Is there a theory of relativity underneath the theory of relativity?

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A theory of quantum gravity is always fun, and its physic's current holy grail. It also involves immense amounts of energy, which can be fun to play with.

05-29-2019, 07:07 AM	#5
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: What could a scientist in an advanced civilization with FTL be working on? If you want to be tongue in cheek about it, they could either be investigating why FTL doesn't result in time travel, or trying to make time travel work* *The key is a privileged frame, which by current understanding physics doesn't exist. But knowing that just opens up a bunch of new questions, and several nobel prizes could be awarded when people answer them. Why is there a privledge reference frame? what exactly is it? Can you cheat it? What particles/forces make it tick? Is there a theory of relativity underneath the theory of relativity? ------------------------- A theory of quantum gravity is always fun, and its physic's current holy grail. It also involves immense amounts of energy, which can be fun to play with. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!