The basic principle in Newtonian Mechanics is based upon equal and opposite forces. Placing the vectors of velocity, acceleration, force and momentum of interacting objects along a single line satisfies the claim it is a linear or a 1‐D concept. Classical Mechanics states that there are two main kinds of motion, linear and angular motion. Similarly placing the vectors of angular velocity, angular acceleration, torque and angular momentum along a line in the case of rotation in fact brings a plane 2‐D interaction to the well known 1‐D Newtonian concept. This adaptation transforms Classical Mechanics into a 1‐D concept as well and presents a conformation that the linear concept is the only possible one. The Laws of Conservation of Momentum and Angular Momentum are results of the 1‐D concept. But the world contains 3 geometrical spatial dimensions. Within the 3‐D world there can exist 1‐D, 2‐D and 3‐D kinds of interaction. The question is how to believe that the 3‐D world can really be composed of a 1‐D interaction or interactions made equal to the 1‐D concept only? Examine a gyroscope—the only one mechanical device that is capable of performng 3‐D behavior. The problem is that a gyroscope cannot perform three permanent and unidirectional torques that are fixed in space acting about perpendicular axes. This impossibility conforms to a 1‐D concept. The idea is to find a solution that can be achieved for the 3‐D concept.
Free (Reactionless) Torque Generation—Or Free Propulsion Concept
SPACE, PROPULSION & ENERGY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL FORMUM SPESIF‐2010: 14th Conference on Thermophysics Applications in Microgravity 7th Symposium on New Frontiers in Space Propulsion Sciences 2nd Symposium on Astrosociology 1st Symposium on High Frequency Gravitational Waves ; 2010 ; Huntsville (Alabama)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 1208 , 1 ; 324-338
2010-01-28
15 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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