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Frontiers of propulsion science
Title:
Frontiers of propulsion science
Author:
Millis, Marc G.
ISBN:
9781615830770

9781563479946

9781563479564
Publication Information:
Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2009.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxvii, 739 p.) : ill.
Series:
Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 227

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 227.
Contents:
Recent history of breakthrough propulsion studies / Limits of interstellar flight technology / Prerequisites for space drive science / Review of gravity control within Newtonian and general relativistic physics / Gravitational experiments with superconductors : history and lessons / Nonviable mechanical "antigravity" devices / Null findings of Yamishita electrogravitational patent / Force characterization of asymmetrical capacitor thrusters in air / Experimental findings of asymmetrical capacitor thrusters for various gasses and pressures / Propulsive implications of photon momentum in media / Michael R. LaPointe -- Experimental results of the Woodward effect on a micro-newton thrust balance / Thrusting against the quantum vacuum / Inertial mass from stochastic electrodynamics / Relativistic limits of spaceflight / Faster-than-light approaches in general relativity / Faster-than-light implications of quantum entanglement and nonlocality / Comparative space power baselines / On extracting energy from the quantum vacuum / Investigating sonoluminescence as a means of energy harvesting / Null tests of "free energy" claims / General relativity computational tools and convention for propulsion / Prioritizing pioneering research
Abstract:
This books is the first compilation of emerging science relevant to such notions as space drives, warp drives, gravity control, and faster-than-light travel - the kind of breakthroughs that would revolutionize spaceflight and enable human voyages to other star systems. Although these concepts might sound like science fiction, they are appearing in growing numbers in reputable scientific journals
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