The field of warp research has been dominated by analytical methods to investigate potential solutions. However, these approaches often favor simple metric forms that facilitate analysis but ultimately limit the range of exploration of novel solutions. So far the proposed solutions have been unphysical, requiring energy condition violations and large energy requirements. To overcome the analytical limitations in warp research, we introduce Warp Factory: a numerical toolkit designed for modeling warp drive spacetimes. By leveraging numerical analysis, Warp Factory enables the examination of general warp drive geometries by evaluating the Einstein field equations and computing energy conditions. Furthermore, this comprehensive toolkit provides the determination of metric scalars and insightful visualizations in both 2D and 3D, offering a deeper understanding of metrics and their corresponding stress–energy tensors. The paper delves into the methodology employed by Warp Factory in evaluating the physicality of warp drive spacetimes and highlights its application in assessing commonly modeled warp drive metrics. By leveraging the capabilities of Warp Factory, we aim to further warp drive research and hopefully bring us closer to realizing physically achievable warp drives.

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使用 Warp Factory 分析曲速驱动时空

扭曲研究领域一直以研究潜在解决方案的分析方法为主。然而，这些方法通常倾向于简单的度量形式，有助于分析，但最终限制了新颖解决方案的探索范围。到目前为止，所提出的解决方案都是非物理的，需要违反能源条件和大量的能源需求。为了克服扭曲研究中的分析限制，我们引入了扭曲工厂：一个专为扭曲驱动时空建模而设计的数值工具包。通过利用数值分析，曲速工厂可以通过评估爱因斯坦场方程和计算能量条件来检查一般曲速驱动几何形状。此外，这个综合工具包提供了度量标量的确定以及 2D 和 3D 中富有洞察力的可视化，从而可以更深入地了解度量及其相应的应力-能量张量。本文深入研究了曲速工厂在评估曲速驱动时空物理性时所采用的方法，并强调了其在评估常用建模曲速驱动指标中的应用。通过利用曲速工厂的功能，我们的目标是进一步进行曲速驱动器研究，并希望使我们更接近实现物理上可实现的曲速驱动器。