QE 101: The Fundamentals Of Geonics (A Tutorial On The Science Behind The Flying Car)

"We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters." -- Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-founder 

 

QE 101

Fundamentals Of Geonics

Geonics: geon + ics (of, relating to, or characterized by)

(term coined in 2010, by Thomas Clarke)

Geon: gravitational + electromagnetic + on (entity)

(from Geometrodynamics, John A. Wheeler, 1962)
 

Geonics, then, is the technology of gravity control, primarily for the
propulsion of vehicles, both in air and in space.

Geonics begins with the standing wave, which is a stationary wave,
characterized by nodes (which do not move), and antinodes (which
undergo maximum displacement).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_wave

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  Standing waves in a string — the fundamental mode and the first 6 overtones.

Standing waves can be 2 dimensional (2-D):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrations_of_a_circular_drum

http://kino-ap.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/WG760.gif
 

And standing waves can also be produced in 3 dimensional (3-D) space:

http://www.quantummatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/SRStanding-3D-2_textmedium.png



http://gong.nso.edu/gallery/disk2k10/data/resource/harmonics/modes2.jpg

(Solar Oscillations)

The standing waves related to geonics will be electromagnetic in
nature. Electromagnetics comes in two "flavors":

• the far field (launched as propagating radiation)
• the near field (circulates in the vicinity of the energy source)

 

       http://www.qualitydigest.com/nov03/Images/Articles/Ultrasonic(NearFar_Field).jpg

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_and_far_field

 

 

Near and far field regions for an antenna

 

 

 

 

Geonics uses the techniques of a phased array (constructive and destructive interference),
to create a precision-controlled standing wave pattern:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phased-array_radar
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Phased+array+radar

Beamforming is the key concept for a phased array:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamforming

Beams, as well as standing waves, can be steered by introducing a phase shift:

http://www.hobbyprojects.com/oscilloscope_tutorial/images/phase_shift_measurement.gif

To increase the peak power of the geonic device, without drastically increasing
the average power of the system, we will be using the "chirp" technique:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirp

 

A linear chirp waveform; a sinusoidal wave that increases in frequency linearly over time
 

Finally, the the high-energy electromagnetic standing wave pattern in the
near field will interact with the gas molecules in the atmosphere. As such,
The vehicle will glow, when the geonics are activated: at different operating
frequencies, the color of the glow will change with that particular frequency.
Also, the power level of the geonics will determine how bright that glow will
be. Because of this, the interaction of the geonics with the atmosphere is
closely related to a device called the MASER. Interestingly enough, masers
have been shown to be naturally occurring, as well as made here on Earth:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maser



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_maser


  

[A Thomas Clarke endeavor]