By the way, what is your thought on the idea of motion exceeding the speed of light?
The Relativistic Bypass: Why Superluminal Travel Doesn’t Require Infinite Energy
"The idea that exceeding the speed of light requires 'infinite energy' is a misconception born from a locked mathematical frame. In reality, an object can infinitely increase its speed from the perspective of an external observer because, within its own local timeframe, it never reaches the thresholds that demand such energy.
The Logic:
- The Fuel Fallacy: A pilot doesn't need infinite fuel. He only needs a finite amount of energy to reach, for example, 0.1c according to his own local instruments. This is physically permissible and requires standard energy levels.
- The Frequency Shift: As the ship accelerates, time dilation (the slowing of event frequency) kicks in. The more the pilot accelerates, the greater the discrepancy becomes between his reality and ours.
- The Multiplier Effect: If the pilot reaches a local speed of 0.1c in a zone where his time is dilated (slowed) by a factor of 20 relative to us, his displacement in our space-time will effectively be 2c. He is moving at twice the speed of light in our coordinate system while only expending the energy required for 0.1c in his own.
- The Conclusion: The object continues to accelerate for the external observer precisely because it remains 'slow' in its own reality. The 'light speed barrier' is not a physical wall for the traveler; it is merely a limit of synchronization. Once the ship’s displacement per local second exceeds the speed of light in our system, the object simply disappears from our perception—becoming a 'Zero Signal.'
Einstein’s equations didn't describe a physical ceiling for matter; they described the visual and signal horizon of the observer. We aren't trapped by physics; we are trapped by a beautiful, yet restrictive, mathematical description of reality.
The object disappears because of relativistic effects: as its internal frequency (time) slows down, its displacement in our frame of reference eventually exceeds the speed of light, making it impossible to register the signal