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Mr Vibrating
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Electron Mass Effectively Eliminated in Graphene
http://archive.sciencewatch.com/jan-feb2007/sw_jan-feb2007_page6.htm
Since reading this I've been bothered by the niggling implications of a system in which the value of mass can be varied.. particularly with regards to propulsion.
It seems to me (as a layperson) that what prevents attempted 'inertial' motors from working is mass constancy - whereas the above finding seems to present the possibility of an asymmetric exchange of momentum.
Consider the example of electrons cycling across a graphene/semiconductor interface; if alternate changes in current direction correspond to massive vs massless states then we have a unilateral net force per cycle, no?
I've no doubt others close to this research would have noted the feasibility of such a mechanism if it were indeed implicit, but can find no reference to any arguments specific to this application.. so given how tantalising the possibilities are I'm curious as to what others think.. is this warp drive tech or what?
http://archive.sciencewatch.com/jan-feb2007/sw_jan-feb2007_page6.htm
Since reading this I've been bothered by the niggling implications of a system in which the value of mass can be varied.. particularly with regards to propulsion.
It seems to me (as a layperson) that what prevents attempted 'inertial' motors from working is mass constancy - whereas the above finding seems to present the possibility of an asymmetric exchange of momentum.
Consider the example of electrons cycling across a graphene/semiconductor interface; if alternate changes in current direction correspond to massive vs massless states then we have a unilateral net force per cycle, no?
I've no doubt others close to this research would have noted the feasibility of such a mechanism if it were indeed implicit, but can find no reference to any arguments specific to this application.. so given how tantalising the possibilities are I'm curious as to what others think.. is this warp drive tech or what?