Abstract
The Mach Effect Thruster (MET) is a propellant—less space drive which uses Mach’s principle to produce thrust in an accelerating material which is undergoing mass—energy fluctuations, [1]-[3]. Mach’s principle is a statement that the inertia of a body is the result of the gravitational interaction of the body with the rest of the mass-energy in the universe. The MET device uses electric power of 100 - 200 Watts to operate. The thrust produced by these devices, at the present time, are small on the order of a few micro-Newtons. We give a physical description of the MET device and apparatus for measuring thrusts. Next we explain the basic theory behind the device which involves gravitation and advanced waves to incorporate instantaneous action at a distance. The advanced wave concept is a means to conserve momentum of the system with the universe. There is no momentun violation in this theory. We briefly review absorber theory by summarizing Dirac, Wheeler-Feynman and Hoyle-Narlikar (HN). We show how Woodward’s mass fluctuation formula can be derived from first principles using the HN-theory which is a fully Machian version of Einstein’s relativity. HN-theory reduces to Einstein’s field equations in the limit of smooth fluid distribution of matter and a simple coordinate transformation.
Highlights
The idea is to test the hypothesis of Mach’s principle by producing a fluctuation in the mass of an object in the lab, use it to produce a steady thrust and match the theory with the experiment [1]-[4]
We describe updates to the apparatus and data acquisition system currently under construction
In order to explain this we introduce the concept of advanced waves, which have been used successfully in both classical and quantum physics for the last 70+ years
Summary
The idea is to test the hypothesis of Mach’s principle by producing a fluctuation in the mass of an object in the lab, use it to produce a steady thrust and match the theory with the experiment [1]-[4]. We push on the object (whose mass is fluctuating) when it is more massive and pull back when it is less massive, this produces a steady linear acceleration, which is detectable in the laboratory This steady force could be used to produce a propulsive. The HN general equation of motion includes mass changing effects which are not present in the usual Einstein geodesic equation. This theory reduces to Einstein’s field equations in the limit of a smooth fluid model of particle distribution and a simple transformation of coordinates to simplify the field equations.
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