Ek = 1/2 m v^2F = m aThose two equations are all you need to show that Woodward's device would produce free energy.
Just explain to me why I should read a ton of what will almost surely end up being a crackpot theory?
M-E thrusters (if they work) do not violate conservation of momentum or energy. They exchange momentum and energy with the rest of the observable universe.
I understand maxwell just fine. Just explain to me why I should read a ton of what will almost surely end up being a crackpot theory?
I'm at work now, so I can't really get in depth, so I'll just ask one question here: when the rest of the universe acts as a reaction mass, is that simultaneous, or propagating at the speed of light? If simultaneous, then it violates the speed of light. If it propagates, then the Woodward drive would have problems operating in the depths of space (no mass nearby).
... I have long held intuition that the speed of light is not necessarily a limiting factor to causality. I don't mention this in polite society.
It [the Woodward "flux capacitor"] supposedly uses the underlying principle of inertia. We observe that inertial reaction forces are instantaneous and independent of the proximity of large gravitating masses. Mach's principle states that inertia is due to the action (in Sciama and Woodward's theory, the gravitational potential) of the rest of the matter in the observable universe. Therefore the drive's operation is likely to be unaffected by the lightspeed limit ... Hence the slogan on the door to Woodward's lab: "Tomorrow's momentum today!"...
I don't have an official opinion on this "flux capacitor", but I have a long held intuition that the speed of light is not necessarily a limiting factor to causality. I don't mention this in polite society.
Either we live in one universe which had one cause, or else we live in a number of different universes which sprang from one cause, but which are now not attached by causality, because of the speed of light. Somehow, no matter how far "out" you go, you can never get to the expanding boundary of the universe that we are in, therefore those other universes which sprang from this one cannot be proven to exist, since no signal can be received from them.Somehow, after the Big Bang, during the "expansionary" period, these parts of the universe sped away faster than the speed of light? They were causally connected with us, but now they're not? Even tho, at the edge of our universe, they would seem to be causally connected per the relative speeds of galaxies at the "edge". You'd think that the residents of UDFj-39546284 would be able to see those galaxies, no?This makes no intuitive sense to my tiny brain.Sheesh. I picked a fine time to stop sniffing glue...
Pharis Williams' thermodynamic interpretation...
Quote from: djolds1 on 02/20/2013 03:22 pmPharis Williams' thermodynamic interpretation...No mother names her child Pharis:
Quote from: JohnFornaro on 02/20/2013 04:38 pmQuote from: djolds1 on 02/20/2013 03:22 pmPharis Williams' thermodynamic interpretation...No mother names her child Pharis:He was born ~1941.
Quote from: djolds1 on 02/21/2013 04:12 amQuote from: JohnFornaro on 02/21/2013 12:46 pmNo mother names her child Pharis:He was born ~1941.Huh?
Quote from: JohnFornaro on 02/21/2013 12:46 pmNo mother names her child Pharis:He was born ~1941.
No mother names her child Pharis:
No mother names her son Pharis? Different standards c.1940, I would expect.
Quote from: djolds1 on 02/21/2013 04:21 pmNo mother names her son Pharis? Different standards c.1940, I would expect.I see. Note that I do not use smilies. It is more effective that way, as demonstrated.
Quote from: 93143 on 02/19/2013 06:26 amM-E thrusters (if they work) do not violate conservation of momentum or energy. They exchange momentum and energy with the rest of the observable universe.I'm at work now, so I can't really get in depth, so I'll just ask one question here: when the rest of the universe acts as a reaction mass, is that simultaneous, or propagating at the speed of light? If simultaneous, then it violates the speed of light. If it propagates, then the Woodward drive would have problems operating in the depths of space (no mass nearby).