The new techniques for high speed space travel, capable of overcoming current limitations, require the existence of at least one additional dimension for defining flight trajectories. This requirement combines with the already known possibility of using high‐frequency gravitational waves for inducing motion. An additional large space dimension has been already found in the Euclidean formulation of Relativity within the Hyperspace paradigm, the finding does not require any new fundamental discovery and can be exploited with the current understanding of physics. The next step consists of analyzing how the traditional formulation of gravitational waves merges with the Hyperspace formalism. Specifically, the traditional relativistic analysis forces gravitational waves to propagate in three spatial dimensions and they are not allowed to propagate through time, treating them like electromagnetic waves. On the other hand, according to the Schwarzschild metric, gravity propagates in four dimensions in the Hyperspace. Our objective is to discuss the possibility that some important features of gravitational waves are still largely overlooked and these features might involve accessibility to the proper time dimension for advanced propulsion schemes, observation and communications.
Gravitational Waves in the Hyperspace
SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM‐STAIF 2008: 12th Conference on Thermophysics Applications in Microgravity; 1st Symposium on Space Resource Utilization; 25th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion; 6th Conference on Human/Robotic Technology and the Vision for Space Exploration; 6th Symposium on Space Colonization; 5th Symposium on New Frontiers and Future Concept ; 2008 ; Albuquerque (New Mexico)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 969 , 1 ; 1055-1062
21.01.2008
8 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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