A Perspective of Practical Interstellar Exploration: Using Field Propulsion and Hyper-Space Navigation Theory

Minami, Yoshinari

doi:10.1063/1.1867273

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“…In addition to this invaluable concept, Minami studied its own navigation theory independently and proposed the Hyper-Space navigation theory using a spacetime featuring an imaginary time [1][2][3][4][5][6] (Figure 2). Hyper-Space navigation theory using a space-time featuring an imaginary time offers a great promise to develop practical interstellar exploration.…”

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Interstellar Travel by Hyper-Space Navigation System

Minami¹

2017

Int J Astronaut Aeronautical Eng

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An interstellar travel within a human lifetime is considered as utterly impossible. The interstellar travel used Special Relativity is well known. However, there exists the problem of the twin or time paradox. In addition, although space warp using wormhole is also well known, the size of the wormhole is smaller than the atom, and moreover, the wormhole is predicted to fluctuate theoretically due to instabilities. Assuming Hyper-Space as being characterized by imaginary time, it is shown that the limitations due to the extremely long time required for interstellar travel are removed. The Hyper-Space navigation theory discussed here would allow a starship to start at any time and from any place for an interstellar travel to the farthest star systems, the whole mission time being within human lifetime. This newly added paper introduces a realistic method of the interstellar travel (i.e., Hyper-Space navigation) based on the concept published so far by author [1-6].

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Interstellar Travel by Hyper-Space Navigation System

Minami¹

2017

Int J Astronaut Aeronautical Eng

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“…In this section, basic principles of field propulsion, the overall concept, and the theory of field propulsion are described. The concept of field propulsion is mainly classified into General Relativistic Field Propulsion and Quantum Field Propulsion (Minami, 2005).…”

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Transition of Space Propulsion and Challenge to the Future -Breakthrough of Propulsion Technology

Minami¹

2019

IJCA

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The distance to a stellar system is very immense, therefore the travel to the fixed star nearest to the Earth using the present propulsion technology will require tens of thousands years. In order to overcome such a limit of the space travel between fixed stars, research and development of a new propulsion theory and navigation theory are indispensable.This paper describes the historical transition and future prospects of space propulsion technology, that is, new space propulsion and space navigation concept (Laser thruster, Continuum mechanics of Space-Time, Space drive propulsion, Hyper-Space navigation etc.) based on the published article so far by author. The prospects of various applications of laser thruster, ion thruster as electric propulsion and solar sail are introduced. A field propulsion which surpasses conventional propulsion is then discussed as well as the possibility of realistic interstellar travel by applying field propulsion to navigation theory.Space propulsion physics such as propulsion theory and navigation theory give us a concrete theoretical method toward galaxy exploration.

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