In reply to David Roberson's message of Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:10:17 -0400 (EDT): Hi, [snip] > >This is a remarkable achievement if it can be proven to perform as suggested. >I have a problem with the concept of force generation without ejecting mass(or >energy). The continual application of a device such as this will result in a >significant amount of kinetic energy along with momentum being imparted upon >the system. Clearly, a violation of conservation of momentum results.
As I have suggested in the past, the only way this could work is if momentum is imparted to the vacuum itself, i.e. to the universe as a whole, thus allowing momentum to be conserved. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
