Chapter 56, Sail of the Temporal Current
Once such technology is mastered, the communication and exchange between the various galaxies of the empire will become very convenient, the time spent will be greatly reduced, the empire's control of each galaxy, the dispatch of power can also be greatly improved, of course, more importantly, it also means that the empire can continue to expand its territory in the universe.
"Brother Fu, please take a look."
Seeing Li Fu's anxious appearance, Chen Bin also stopped selling Guanzi, turned on the supercomputer in the laboratory on the side, and a star map appeared on the monitor.
"Galaxies that are closer to each other are connected in time and space, and we all know that through space-time currents, we can easily reach another galaxy by crossing great distances faster than light."
"However, through the time we have recorded over the years that the spaceships within the empire have traveled to and from the space-time currents, we have gradually discovered some patterns."
"No matter how fast the spacecraft enters the space-time current, the time it takes to pass through the space-time current is the same, that is to say, whether it is at a speed of 100 kilometers per second or a speed of 500 kilometers per second, it is actually the same, of course, this is very likely because the speed is too fast, and in the face of a speed that exceeds the speed of light, this speed difference is simply insignificant."
Chen Bin enlarged the map of the ocean currents in time and space and began to explain in detail.
"Another point is that in the space-time current, entering it at both ends at the same time will not collide in the space-time current, nor will they meet each other, we speculate that it should be similar to the situation of the highway, although it is the same space-time current, but they should be in separate directions, so they will not collide in the space-time current."
"The speed of the spacecraft in the space-time current generally depends on the distance between the two galaxies, and the farther the distance, the faster the speed in the space-time current, and the speed of each space-time current is different."
With Chen Bin's explanation, the space-time current map connecting the two galaxies on the entire star map is also flowing, and at the same time, there is a text next to it, which can directly know the research of imperial scientists on space-time samples over the years.
"Of course, up to now, we still have a lot of things that we don't know about space-time currents, such as why space-time currents exist between galaxies?"
"Where do meteorites, asteroids, etc., come from in the currents of space-time?"
"Why are galaxies beyond a certain distance connected by space-time currents?"
"There are many questions like this, and so far we have not come up with a convincing answer, just like why this universe exists, and how it was born and evolved, the universe we observe now is still too small, too small, sitting in a well and watching the sky, it is naturally impossible to understand the universe in essence."
Chen Bin sighed lightly, the more he knew about the universe, the more he was in awe of the universe, and there were still too many, too many secrets waiting to be discovered in the vast and vast universe.
Li Fu nodded while quietly listening to Chen Bin's explanation, but in his mind, he was comparing the information in the civilization seeds of the super civilization Dahan Technological Empire.
In the universe where the Dahan Science and Technology Empire is located, there is no space-time current connection between galaxies and galaxies, so ordinary civilizations can only be said to truly gallop in the universe after they have studied the warp engine, and the cosmic civilization that has not mastered the warp engine technology can only circle in its home galaxy.
It will not be like the current situation on the side of his own empire, where there is a space-time current alliance between galaxies, so even civilizations that have just left the home planet for a short time can break through the stars and occupy multiple galaxies, so the entire Orion spiral arm has been divided up by those civilizations that developed first.
"Did you work out a warp engine?"
Thinking of this, Li Fu's eyes lit up all of a sudden, the warp engine, this is a powerful power technology for interstellar navigation in the real sense, with the warp engine, it does not need to pass through the current of time and space at all, and it can cross distant galaxies in a very short time.
"Brother Fu, you also think too highly of us, the warp engine is still in the theoretical stage, and I don't know how long it will take to make it, but this time the scientific and technological achievements are also related to the research of the warp engine."
Chen Bin shook his head, as the president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, he was very clear about the latest situation of the various discipline research institutes under the Imperial Academy of Sciences, the warp engine is a new power technology that the Imperial Academy is currently concentrating on researching, but it is still only in the theoretical stage.
"When we were studying the space-time current, some scientists asked whether the space-time current would be the same as the ocean current in the planet's ocean, and if we could study a space-time current sail, would it be possible to speed up the speed of passing through the space-time current and greatly reduce the time to pass through the space-time current."
Chen Bin continued to control the computer to simulate the space-time current, and a pattern of space-time current appeared on the monitor, and the colorful world of streamers in the space-time current was presented.
"According to theories related to warp engines and curvature flight, space can be folded infinitely, as long as two distant distances can be folded, and then through the folding point to reach the other side in a very short time."
"In layman's terms, it is two points on a piece of paper, normal walking is to fly in a straight line on the paper, and space folding is to fold these two points together, so that you can reach another point in a very short distance by making a hole in the back."
Improving the warp engine technology, Chen Bin gave a simple explanation of this warp speed on the computer, which seems very simple, but when you really study it, it is not so easy at all, the space is ethereal, and there is no way to start.
Although the empire has concentrated a lot of excellent scientists and resources on this, it is still only in the stage of theoretical research, and I don't know how many experiments have been done, but there is still no substantial progress.
"What does this warp engine research have to do with space-time current sails?"
Li Fu frowned when he heard this, and thought about it, Li Fu himself is a top scientist, although he is now the emperor of the empire, but Li Fu spends at least half of his day in the laboratory, and he is very good at all aspects of science and technology.
"Of course, it matters, although our warp engine has not achieved any major surprises, but it has achieved some small results, such as adding intervention to the space."
"So at that time, after a scientist put forward such a conjecture and idea, we went to conduct experiments and actions, we installed some equipment on the spacecraft that can add intervention to space, and then activated this equipment when passing through space-time currents, but I didn't expect that the speed through space-time currents was suddenly more than ten times higher."
Chen Bin smiled proudly, and then began to simulate the working principle of this space-time current sail on the computer.
I saw a spaceship flying in the normal void, and on both sides of the spaceship, two wing-like things were constantly stirring, and the surrounding space began to ripple like water waves.
"Even if it flies in the normal void, the speed and flexibility of the spaceship equipped with the space-time current sail have also been improved to a certain extent, and this space-time current sail can directly act on the space, so that it is like a paddle paddling in water, which can generate power to speed up the spacecraft accordingly."
"Theoretically, if this technology can continue to develop, it should be able to be studied as a power technology alone, but at present, we are only scratching some surfaces, and it is not enough for this technology to be used as a power alone."
Li Fu's eyes were staring at the picture tightly, and Chen Bin next to him was also continuing to explain.
"This space-time current sail is still relatively limited in terms of acceleration of the spacecraft in the normal void, but when the spacecraft with this space-time current sail enters the space-time current, it can generate more powerful thrust, so that the time for the spacecraft to pass through the space-time current is shortened by more than ten times."
In the picture, on both sides of the spaceship, the sails of the space-time current are constantly swinging, and the spatial ripples in the space-time current are like turbulent waves, which are not at all comparable to the small water waves in the normal void.
Although it is impossible to measure the speed of the spacecraft in a specific way in the space-time current, only when it passes through the space-time current and finally reaches the other end, the speed of the spacecraft is calculated through time, but with the continuous work of the space-time current sail in the space-time current, the speed of the colorful streamers in the space-time current is several times faster, and it is obvious that this speed is many times faster at once.
"A space-time current sail that acts directly on space?"
Li Fu carefully read it from beginning to end, and carefully thought in his mind about the work of this space-time current sail, this space-time current sail has little effect in the normal void, but in the space-time current, its ability seems to be magnified countless times at once, and it can greatly increase the speed of the spacecraft through the space-time current.
"This is mostly related to the particularity of the space-time current itself, ordinary spaceships can quickly reach distant galaxies when they fly into it, and this kind of space-time current sail that can directly act on space is obviously amplified."
PS: The sail of the ocean is a book friend who gave me advice, thank you very much!