Electromagnetic Space Ship: An Electrical Essay

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Scientific Paper
Title Electromagnetic Space Ship: An Electrical Essay
Author(s) James F Corum
Keywords currents, electrodynamic forces, Feynman?s disk, Graham and Lahoz, Heaviside force, Lorentz force, net force
Published 1998
Journal Electric Spacecraft Journal
Number 27
Pages 16-18

Abstract

A simple electrical device that generates an oscillatory force is proposed. The only thing preventing it from becoming a viable space drive is its lack of a means of rectifying the force, which time averages to zero. The following is a summary of two articles by Joseph Slepian (1891-1969), which appeared in the February and March 1949 issues of Electrical Engineering. This reference was provided to ESJ by Dr. James Corum.