AAWSAP DIRD, Advanced Space Propulsion Based on Vacuum (Spacetime Metric) Engineering, March 2010

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Contents
Advanced Space Propulsion Based on Vacuum (Spacetime Metric} Engineering ....iii
Preface and Introduction .......................................................................................iii
I. Spacetime Modification - Metric Tensor Approach .............................................. 1
II. Physical Effects as a Function of Metric Tensor Coefficients .............................. 2
Time Interval, Frequency, Energy ...................................................................... 3
Spatial Interval ................................................ .................................................................................. 4
Velocity of Light in Spacetime-Altered Regions .............................................. 4
Refractive Index Modeling .......................................... ................................................ 5
Effective Mass in Spacetime-Altered Regions ................................................. 6
Gravity/Antigravity "Forces" ......................................................................... 6
III. Significance of Physical Effects Applicable to Advanced Aerospace Craft
Technologies as a Function of Metric Tensor Coefficients ....................................... 6
Time Alteration .................................................................................................. 6
Spatial Alteration ............................................................................................... 8
Velocity of Light/Craft in Spacetime-Altered Regions ........................................ 8
Refractive Index Effects ..................................................................................... 9
Effective Mass in Spacetime-Altered Regions ..................................................... 9
Gravity/Antigravity/Propulsion Effects............................................................ 10
IV. Discussion ...................................................................................................... 11
Figures
Figure 1. Blueshifting of Infrared Heat Power Spectrum ........................................ 7
Figure 2. Light-Bending in a Spacetime-Altered Reigon ......................................... 9
Figure 3. Alcubierre Warp Drive Metric Structure ................................................. 11
Tables
Table 1. Metric Effects on Physical Processes in an Altered Spacetime as
Interpreted by a Remote (Unaltered Spacetime) Observer ....................... 4
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