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; What are the experimental results regarding the EM Drives? | |||
: See [[Experimental Results]]. | |||
; Does the EM Drive violate momentum- or energy-conservation? | |||
: See [[Energy Conservation]] and [[Momentum Conservation]]. | |||
; How does an EM Drive work? | |||
: This a graph showing how R. Shawyer describes the operation of the EM Drive. The EM Drive researchers at NASA Eagleworks and Prof. Yang's team at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi'anin, China, have different theories of its operation: | |||
<img src="http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=36313.0;attach=629593;image" style="width:25%"> | |||
[http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36313.msg1309818#msg1309818 Image of EmDrive thrust direction in posts attachment.] | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http:// | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EmDrive Wikipedia] has a lot of technical background. | ||
* On Reddit, [http://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/34cq1b/the_facts_as_we_currently_know_them_about_the/ this page] has a summary. | |||
Revision as of 10:27, 30 May 2015
- What are the experimental results regarding the EM Drives?
- See Experimental Results.
- Does the EM Drive violate momentum- or energy-conservation?
- See Energy Conservation and Momentum Conservation.
- How does an EM Drive work?
- This a graph showing how R. Shawyer describes the operation of the EM Drive. The EM Drive researchers at NASA Eagleworks and Prof. Yang's team at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU) in Xi'anin, China, have different theories of its operation:
<img src="http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=36313.0;attach=629593;image" style="width:25%">
Image of EmDrive thrust direction in posts attachment.