Real science underpins much of the action in the show — along with a hefty dose of artistic liberty.
The orbits of a trio of stars can be so chaotic that it’s impossible to precisely calculate the stars’ future trajectories. That’s the real science behind the name of the hit Netflix show, . Much of the sci-fi show’s action hinges on a variety of other physics concepts. But in service of the plot, some of that science is taken to implausible — or even physically impossible — lengths.
A single proton can become a supercomputer, the show explains, because the San-Ti make use of extra dimensions. Extra dimensions are a real physics idea: In string theory, for example, scientists propose that there are 10 or more dimensions, instead of just the three space and one time dimension we know. But, Delabrouille points out, those extra dimensions ). In the series, the extra dimensions unfold to an enormous size to allow a computer to be etched on the proton.
What’s more, the sophons can transmit information to and from the San-Ti faster than the speed of light. That’s explained in the show by ). Entangled particles have properties that are linked. Make a measurement of one entangled particle, and you know the result its partner would give, even if the two particles are separated by light-years.
The numbers could work out, Delabrouille says, but the efficiency of each explosion would be small — most of the energy of each blast would be lost into space and wouldn’t go into propelling the probe. “I think it’s a little bit optimistic,” he says.
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