Physicist to Present New Exact Solution of Einstein's Gravitational Field Equation [Anti-Gravity!]

PhysOrg.com ^ | 11 February 2006 | Staff

[grey_whiskers]

The field equation of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity has never before been solved to calculate the gravitational field of a mass moving close to the speed of light. Felber's research shows that any mass moving faster than 57.7 percent of the speed of light will gravitationally repel other masses lying within a narrow 'antigravity beam' in front of it. The closer a mass gets to the speed of light, the stronger its 'antigravity beam' becomes.

Hmmm, an offshoot of the hypervelocity penetrators from the DoD? ;-)

Look at it this way, you have a 1-kg projectile going at 0.57 c. It is headed for a 50-ton tank initially at rest. From F=ma, there is NO WAY the repulsive force from the penetrator is going to accelerate the tank out of the way before impact. Scratch (and dent, and obliterate) one armored vehicle.

Full Disclosure: Yes, I knew people who worked on supercomputer modeling of projectile-armor dynamics. What of it?

Second Disclosure: YES, I *read* the article, and *YES* I'm aware that that's not what it's really about. . .

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

"Broca's Brian" ...
..and now...
"Einstein's Gut" ??

I LIKE it! :-)

Cheers!

[operation clinton cleanup]

Thats all well an good... can we go back to the Moon already?

[bikepacker67]

Improbability Drive?

[martin_fierro]

It's the year 2000. I was promised a flying car. There are no flying cars. I don't wee any flying cars. Why? Why? Why?

[PatrickHenry]

Thanks for the link. I still don't know what to make of this.

[Grut]

I donno about this one, but Dr. Felber seems like he's had a responsible career.

Yeah, but as a project administrator, according to this. Also, he's kind of old to be doing innovative work; I suspect if there's anything to this at all, he's fronting for some much younger guys.

[PatrickHenry]

I suspect if there's anything to this at all, he's fronting for some much younger guys.

I doubt that. If a younger guy did this work, he'd kill to get it published in his own name.

[oceanview]

this almost sounds like the concept behind the supercavatating torpedo.

[VadeRetro]

So if you get to .57 the rest is free? How do you slow down?

[Drammach]

Spindizzies !

[Buck W.]

Don't panic.

[ModelBreaker]

Felber's research shows that any mass moving faster than 57.7 percent of the speed of light will gravitationally repel other masses lying within a narrow 'antigravity beam' in front of it. The closer a mass gets to the speed of light, the stronger its 'antigravity beam' becomes.

So how do you slow down?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I don't either, I googled him under "Franklin S. Felbar" and physics and got some interesting stuff...Princeton, USC, and some interesting science projects...and more when you google him under "Franklin Felbar" and Physics.

This is no kook.

Now how good his equations are is another thing. But if it pans out and the tests work like his stuff predicts...very, very cool!

[Tax-chick]

You've already considered this, right?

[grey_whiskers]

So how do you slow down?

Well, your speed limit is c...

[PatrickHenry]

So if you get to .57 the rest is free? How do you slow down?

It can't work like that. As I understand it (at a primitive level) particle accelerators have to keep on chugging to move stuff up close to lightspeed. This effect, if real, should have been detected by now. Perhaps one of the smart guys will chime in and help us out.

[Grut]

I could be wrong; we'll see.

[jwalsh07]

The field equation of Einstein's General Theory of "Relativity has never before been solved to calculate the gravitational field of a mass moving close to the speed of light. Felber's research shows that any mass moving faster than 57.7 percent of the speed of light will gravitationally repel other masses lying within a narrow 'antigravity beam' in front of it. The closer a mass gets to the speed of light, the stronger its 'antigravity beam' becomes."

Dr Felber is looking for volunteers to test this theory. I will pray that no huge masses get in your way when v < .577c.

[VadeRetro]

It can't work like that.

I wouldn't propose such a thing, it just sounds like Felber is saying that. Your payload will fall forward weightlessly in its own antigravity beam.

Well, isn't that just special?