Frontiers of propulsion science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Marc G. Millis, Eric W. Davis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778544003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2009
• ISBN: 1-56347-995-8; 1-56347-994-X; 1-61583-077-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (768 p.)
• Collana: Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 227
• Classificazione: VER 950f; ZO 8150
• Altri autori (Persone): MillisMarc G; DavisEric W
• Soggetti: Space vehicles - Propulsion systems
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""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""; ""Experimental Results of the Woodward Effecton 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 Conventions for Propulsion""; ""Prioritizing Pioneering Research""; ""Subject Index""; ""Author Index""; ""Supporting Materials""
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.