Possible Means of Electrostatic Propulsion According to the Mbelek–Lachièze-Rey Scalar-Tensor Theory of Gravitation

• Autores: Minotti, Fernando Oscar
• Año de publicación: 2018
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: SCALAR TENSOR GRAVITY; ELECTRIC PROPULSION
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

As was shown recently, the scalar-tensor theory of gravitation proposed by Mbelek and Lachièze-Rey allows for a possible explanation of the forces reported in asymmetric microwave cavities. We show here that the theory in its revised version predicts a much simpler way of producing thrust by electrostatic means. We here briefly present the equations and derivations indicating that a constant force is predicted for a spherical capacitor with an asymmetric mass distribution, kept at constant voltage. Apart form other practical implications, this particular prediction, and a complementary proposal in which the spherical capacitor takes the place of the large mass in a Cavendish-like experiment, provides an additional possibility of experimentally testing this particular scalar-tensor gravitational theory.
Fil: Minotti, Fernando Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física del Plasma. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física del Plasma; Argentina