REACTIONLESS SPACE DRIVE

by Jeffrey Beer

The device described below, as invented by the author, is intended as a propulsion system for spacecraft. It is able to generate a forward motion without ejecting mass rearward.

Name of device: Relativistic Variable Mass Synchrotron

What it does: Asymmetrical Momentum Force Generator

The "reactionless drive" consists of a circular particle accelerator, a
synchrotron. The elecrons would travel around the synchrotron at a constant
speed. But, on half of the circuit, the electrons would be made to vibrate in a
direction perpendicular to the path being travelled (probably with electrostatic
plates), moving as close to the walls as possible with each oscillation. So, there would be a vertical, up-down oscillating movement of the electrons during one-half of their journey around the track.

If they were oscillated at near light-speed, their mass would increase over this portion of their journey around the track. Therefore, the momentum
generated would be greater on that side of the track and the entire synchrotron
would experience a net force in that direction. Of course, with the current technology available, the force would be very small, probably too small to be practical. But, it would still be interesting in that it would demonstrate that a reactionless drive is theoretically possible altogether.

The Relativistic Variable Mass Synchrotron is able to generate a net force using the principles of Einstein’s relativity theory. It is important to note that the speed of the electrons around the track is not changed. Only their vertical motion is changed over part of the track. This way, their variable mass can be used to generate a unidirectional force.

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