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Extraordinary new potential for our world exists in a revolutionary and patented new propulsion technology that may soon enable true interstellar travel an all-electric reactionless space drive which is technically capable of breaking the light barrier!! And this "StarDrive device", in a somewhat simplified form, could actually be utilized now for electric power generation on a commercial scale more efficiently and economically than virtually any other method known!
the StarDrive device: 
Students, space science buffs, and Star Trek physics fans alike may be thrilled to know our book StarDrive Engineering reveals and confirms that an exotic new all-electric aerospace vessel is now achievable, using just a number of commonplace late 20th century technologies, as is an over-unity electronic dynamo of similar design that will produce abundant, clean and inexpensive electrical power! A full set of actual primary systems hardware specifications is included for just such a machine one which could realistically achieve very-near-light speed and perhaps be made to induce a stable metric space warp, thereby opening a whole new era of deep space exploration!
StarDrive Engineering may only be purchased via this website at the great first-run price below* for a limited time, and is not currently available in bookstores. While certain parts of this unique and impressive 8½"x11" 441-page volume can be fairly technical in nature, and might not be considered "light" reading, it has been skillfully written to appeal to the broadest possible audience. It tells the intriguing true story of one man's longtime search for a provable faster-than-light electric drive given only the obscure but classically-valid clues found in certain of the 'best' UFO legends as the initial inspiration . . .
StarDrive Engineering is beautifully formatted, with many great illustrations like those on the next pages! Please feel free to examine the following Excerpt from the book's extraordinary chapter on Quantum Gravity**, in which an elegant new proposal on this exciting and key scientific topic is presented in terms that most readers will understand. This will give you an idea not only of how comprehensive and detailed StarDrive Engineering is but of how hard we have worked to make it "accessible" as well - - - -> to order a copy now!
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more about electric propulsion more about generating electricity Table of Contents
** for a "warp drive" Excerpt from Chapter 11, The Quest for Quantum Gravity, click here
an "electrodynamic field generator":
The official name of the StarDrive "Electronic Dynamo", per the several issued U.S. and international Patents, is 'Electrodynamic Field Generator'. The EDF Generator uses banks of permanent magnets and rotating field coils to produce a very-high DC rotor voltage and plane-parallel ring electrode arrays to electrostatically expand and control that voltage as applied to the outer hull, so that huge quantities of external Field envelope electrons will be self-accelerated around it to energy levels usually reached only with a particle accelerator! Thus, in essence, the StarDrive device's ultra-high voltage propulsive variant is simply a huge electron supercollider!
electrodynamic Field configuration, showing the crossed electric & magnetic force vectors which
will enable a StarDrive vessel's metric warp field generator capability at extreme relativistic velocity.
As illustrated above, these Field 'leakage' electrons are impelled along radially-impinging electric field vectors (indicated in blue), and are self-acclerating toward the central collector sections along lines of electric field force on semicircular paths only in the y-axis (perpendicular to the plane of the Generator's rotor). The application of axial magnetic fields [as shown in green, which are created internally by wound armatures] causes acceleration of the Field current only in the x-axis, partially deflecting its trajectory parallel to the plane of the rotor and causing it to exhibit a rotational or vortexing aspect. The armatures' influence on the external Field current can be made variable (by regulating their line current) as a means of modulating the electromagnetic properties and behavior of the high-intensity plein air Field envelope.
A StarDrive (EDF) Generator is a little like a glorified arc welder whose output is deliberately shorted to its own casing, and the DC voltage and current across the emitter ring and collector housing sections can be thermionically elevated to lightning-like values but the Field envelope current density is limited to a level that falls just short of damaging the hull!
[A special update on torsion physics (01/29/08): "Bearing in mind that the radial electric field across the EDF Generator's housing will centripetally accelerate its Field envelope current only in the y-axis and that the magnetic fields applied axially to the Field will centrifugally accelerate that current only in the x-axis, perceptive readers may find this recent article on torsion physics of some interest and relevance". . . MRT
Δ Note!: The term "reactionless" as used herein does not mean the improbable absence of inertial force on an accelerated body, but rather the application of accelerating force upon an inertial body by means other than the rocket principle! In this case, a StarDrive vessel produces linear thrust simply from the physical impact of the Field envelope current electrons with the hull collector sections! [ref.: "the change in impulse equals the change in momentum", or ΔFt= Δmv]
The 'Primary Arrays' seen in the schematic diagram below have control grids which allow an electrical resistance imbalance to be imparted to two otherwise-symmetrical opposed Field hemi-currents, thus they can make the two relativistic current impulses variably non-isometric: yielding electric thrust that is essentially reactionless! Δ And, the StarDrive device's relatively simple DC "Primary Power System" is entirely disc-rotor-based, like the original Faraday disk dynamo . . .
a generalized cutaway depicting half of the EDF Generator's radial "primary power system" and housing.
Of course, tremendous quantities of heat will be produced in the StarDrive device's electron "targets" or collector housing sections, and liquid sodium must be pumped through each Primary Array's ceramic resistor network as a coolant. However, this excess heat in smaller ground-based units may be used in the commercial generation of electric power and desalinization of seawater. In fact, because an electric discharge field has the unique capacity to absorb vast amounts of quantum background energy, the EDF Generator is so efficient that the latter task may become truly cost-effective for the first time!
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The successful first test firing of a prototype EDF Generator's primary power system (June, 2006), in which can be seen a sustained input plasma discharge at ~300v in a rarified argon environment.
The largest over-unity StarDrive Dynamos will be able to produce electrical power continuously at 60 to 720 MW output levels, without requiring normal "fuel" of any kind, and their permanent magnet banks will never need to be remagnetized!
The only operator input energy required during their entire in-service lifetime
is that initially needed to bring the rotor up to speed and the external Field's thermoelectric (Primary Array) elements up to operating temperature . . .
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Fig. 1 from the Electrodynamic Field Generator's patent (radial cross section of the propulsive variant).
Those of you who find this advanced technological prospect for a brighter future in the 21st century as exciting and fascinating as we do should take this opportunity to make 'StarDrive Engineering' a valuable addition to your personal or reference library.
> Table of Contents >> for further technical information >>> to order a copy now!
[All book purchase proceeds are contributed to our advanced energy systems R&D program. Archer Enterprises nevertheless reserves the right to decline any book order at any time.]
For the warp drive Excerpt from Chapter 11, 'The Quest for Quantum Gravity', click here
[This Excerpt has more detailed information about the EDF Generator reactionless electric propulsion system.]
Students and engineers may be assured that 'StarDrive Engineering' provides a full basic set of linearly-scalable specifications for the primary systems of real starships (40 to 100 ft. in hull diameter), and over-unity electric dynamo variants of up to 35-ft.-dia., as well as sufficient mathematical treatment to fully substantiate both the novel conceptual claims and hardware proposals made.
An excellent chapter on astrometrics and interstellar navigation is also included, and the following hyperlinked 'Excerpt from Chapter 13' ("Navigation & Sensor Capability") [PDF; 13 pgs., 256kB] outlines a hypothetical trans-light voyage to the Tau Ceti star system using a 60-ft.-diameter StarDrive vessel of Electrodynamic Field Generator design. As told from a science officer's perspective, this narrative not only points out how comprehensive the specifications methodology is for actual starship systems and hardware, but also explains the proper method of 'warp jump sequence computation' by generating accurate time-and-velocity mission profiles for Alpha Centauri A as well as Tau Ceti!
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In June of 2002, U.S. Patent 6,404,089 for the "Electrodynamic Field Generator" was issued to Mark Tomion, author of StarDrive Engineering. This Patent is the first in the world for a truly all-electric starship propulsion system and power plant, and you may click here to link to it! Regrettably, students and engineers might be a bit disappointed to see that the Detailed Calculations provided at the close of the Description section, which show how the level of electrically-developed reactionless thrust is figured, are almost unrecognizable in the online American version.
Fortunately, the Europeans distilled a pdf copy for the EDF Generator's PCT (International) Patent Application that is photostatically identical to the original, so the math and drawings are reproduced beautifully! The Detailed Calculations are shown on pages 7078, and the Table of Dimensions that describes the 'classic' flying saucer hull configuration* in purely algebraic terms is on pages 7071. Therefore, if you'd like to review the PCT Application, click here. <<< new URL!
*Starship design enthusiasts may review the actual Hull Configuration Spreadsheet [pdf, 1 pg., 50kB] for a 100-ft.-diameter "Toltec Class" StarDrive vessel, separately from the Patent(s). This hull design is essentially identical to that of the famous 'Levity Disc' developed many years ago by Prof. John Searl and it constitutes a huge double non-parallel plate capacitor whose physical dimensioning will nevertheless promote a uniform Field envelope current density suitable for an electric aerospace propulsion system.
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Publisher's Note: Some of the people who visit this website might be left still wondering whether the StarDrive device as presented herein actually represents a real and viable technology or if it's merely another abstract theoretical proposal in speculative engineering. The fact is that StarDrive Engineering represents a triumph of scientific logic and mathematics that is virtually unimpeachable in the way it fulfills its inherent objective: to provide the world with irrefutable proof that real all-electric light-speed starships can be built today using existing technology, and a complete set of basic specifications and instructions for doing just that!
It isn't possible here to describe the wealth of interdisciplinary reference material and problem-solving guidelines that are also included in this one-of-a-kind book, which will be truly appreciated by serious students and science enthusiasts of all ages. However, the Reader Comments below may be of further assurance to those who are interested in seeing the tremendous benefits this technology could bring to our world.
"Mark Tomion's Electrodynamic Field Generator is a marvelous synthesis of proven and familiar modern technologies to achieve a remarkable new machine. The synergistic union of electrical dynamo and vacuum tube technologies yields a device which may result in surprising new vistas for humankind. We owe it to ourselves to build and use this machine."
Doug Derbes Materials Engineer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"Of the many problems facing humanity in the 21st century, one of the most important to address is how to keep up with the energy and living space needs of our rapidly growing population . . . However, I found a hopeful new outlook on our future in the book StarDrive Engineering by Mark R. Tomion. It details revolutionary concepts for giving us access to the stars and for powering civilization for ages to come." Larry Klaes Former Editor of SETIQuest Magazine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"A real tour de force!"
Hal Puthoff, Ph.D.
Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin, TX _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"Thank you for the follow-up. Yes, I did receive my copy of StarDrive Engineering. I can only say . . . It is GREAT! Obviously, I'm still in the process of reading and digesting the contents . . . You've obviously spent a LOT of time and effort in producing this book. "Thank you and please keep me informed of future developments." Thomas Walker Electronics Field Engineer
"a.k.a. a very satisfied customer" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"I think the underlying ideas are very clearly described, so that it is not necesessary to have a Ph.D. in physics to understand the book." Andreas Ries, Ph.D. Materials Science _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"StarDrive Engineering is a truly remarkable and inspiring text that gives credence to the future exploration of interstellar space. I'm going back for seconds!" Arthur E. Clarke Control Systems Engineer New Zealand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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