Fundamental limitations on 'warp drive' spacetimes

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 5871-5892

  Lobo, Francisco S N ^a   Visser, Matt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 10844219732     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/24/011     Document Type: Article

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