If this is legit why isn't it being talked about more?
Greed...
Not what you were expecting me to say, huh?
Look, I come from a certain school of physics and cosmology, centered around very strict mathematical interpretations of the universe. So when I say I'm skeptical of Harold White's research, I'm saying that I'm skeptical of the math, the theory behind it; as there is so little foundation to his theories.
To give you an idea, imagine if
@Lord Mar , this whole time, turned out to be right about his views on science.... and in him being right, I was obviously wrong. Yet I was viewed by my peers as being the more credible and learned person, the better mathematician (White's not a math guy at all), etc etc... How would I feel?
Well, me personally, I'd feel great actually - but most people, especially PhD's who've spent decades researching their own theories or their favorite theories and were proven wrong. PhD's who went and put their reputation on the line before review boards to get grant money for their research, would now need to say "welp, we were all totally completely 100% wrong, about .. well .. everything."
That's how revolutionary this work would be, if it turned out to be true.
Leaving the hypothetical, Sean Carroll is one of the leading voices against NASA funding these warp drive and EM Drive research programs. Carroll's views are very similar to my own, and we share a very similar outlook on cosmology. In fact, his theory of the universe is very similar to one that I worked on during my collegiate years (based on cosmic/eternal inflation).
So guys like this are very highly respected, and guys like White, well, are sometimes looked at as "fringe" scientists. I feel bad for Harold White to be honest because of this. I hope I'm wrong, I hope Dr. Carroll is wrong. But that isn't likely I think.
But if we are, then White will go down as the greatest scientist and engineer (he's more applied than theoretical) of the 21st century, and none of the guys competing for funds today will be listened to anymore.
Hope it makes sense, but there's limited grant money, limited notoriety, and limited speaking events available. Greed is the primary factor behind people looking to completely discredit Harold White.
I'm pretty interested to hear more about this.
Again, right now, I remain extremely skeptical.
These theories, again, from my school of reasoning, make little mathematical sense. Simply put... the math isn't there. But the physics might be.. For many of us that come from a math-first background, well, that's a tough pill to swallow.
If this works, we really don't know how or why. We can give you explanations that seem to make rational sense, but not necessarily describe these theories mathematically.