Re: ASTROPHYSICS: Magnetic fields stiffen space time

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sun Jun 24 2001 - 14:05:07 MDT


Adrian Tymes wrote:
>
> Mike Lorrey wrote:
> > Question: what does this mean for the possibility of magnetic 'surf
> > boards' for spacecraft propulsion?
>
> Alternately: if large, monolothic magnetic fields stiffen space-time,
> then would a churn of lots of randomly oriented small fields, or the
> specific lack of a field, weaken it in a way we can manipulate?

Ah, yes: create a space time wave of sorts with facilities here or on
the moon, upon which our surfing spaceship rides.... an alternative (or
addition) to laser propulsion...



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