Hi,
According to Rauf Sarwar on http://comp.mailarchive.ca/databases.oracle.server/2003-06/1028.html
ALTER DATABASE: Changes the operation of a database with respect to redo logs and data files....
i thank through my research that a higgs field would seemingly allow alterations to get a net 0 mass but since time would also be locally effected you would need to travel at a speed to counteract...