AAS 98-138

CHALLENGES POSED BY HYPER-LIGHT TRAJECTORIES

P. A. Murad - Vienna, VA

Abstract

A candidate hyper-light drive is postulated that benefits from increasing electro-magnetic effects when a spaceship moves at, or faster than light speed. Details of the propulsor are briefly described and the trajectory from such a spacecraft is analytically derived using potential theory concepts for changing the trajectory equations from a time-spatial sense to a purely spatial scheme. There is an essential need for an embedded mathematical switch that alters the canonical form of the equations to account for changes near the speed of light. This is examined for both the General and Special Relativity cases and the issue of detecting such a trajectory is also discussed.

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