Proper noun
Alcubierre
A surname from Spanish.
Alcubierre has expressed skepticism about the experiment, saying "from my understanding there is no way it can be done, probably not for centuries if at all". Source: Internet
“A propulsion mechanism based on such a local distortion of spacetime just begs to be given the familiar name of the ‘warp drive’ of science fiction,” Alcubierre wrote in his original paper. Source: Internet
Another possible issue is that, although the Alcubierre metric is consistent with Einstein's equations, general relativity does not incorporate quantum mechanics. Source: Internet
But in this case, the Alcubierre drive vessel can only travel routes that, like a railroad, have first been equipped with the necessary infrastructure. Source: Internet
By January 1937 he was at Alcubierre convert above sea level, in the depth of winter. Source: Internet
Coule further argues that an analogous objection will apply to any proposed method of constructing an Alcubierre drive. Source: Internet