The generation of thrust using corona discharges inside a sealed Faraday-cage box is investigated. A high-voltage power supply is connected to a box via strings which allow the box to move like a pendulum. The thrust is derived from its angular position using a laser displacement meter. A 5-dimensional relativistic Maxwell theory, which couples the electromagnetic and gravitational field and predicts the generation of thrust in such a configuration, is reviewed and discussed. Only oscillations during the corona discharge but no linear thrust as predicted was observed within the detectability of the instrumentation. A brief history of similar research which resulted in the claim of a force (Biefeld-Brown effect) is evaluated and discussed. The obtained results suggest that corona wind effects were misinterpreted as a connection between gravity and electromagnetism. If such an effect exists in the presented configuration, it must be below the detection threshold of the used instrumentation.


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    Title :

    Experimental investigation of 5-D divergent currents as a gravity-electromagnetism coupling concept


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM - 2000 ; 2000 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 504 , 1 ; 998-1003


    Publication date :

    2000-01-19


    Size :

    6 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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