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I retire from the attempt .
A reactionless drive is possible in theory, yet it requires eliminating the idea of "antiparticles".
Anti-particles aimed to explain the idea of "negative energy", yet we have no proof in science of the existence of anti-particles, because of the annihilation principle with matter. Very convenient, right?
A "catch net" affixed to the tube exit would thus have enormous mumentum transferred to it . Returning the electrons to the injectors would , of course , keep the cycle going .
An effective reactionless drive , that doesn't violate conservation of momentum
Picture a full gigawatt of power translated into linear momentum .
Translate 1GW into thrust at even lousy jet engine levels of efficiency , spout that number at me !
Eee-fehk-tive !Ask an actual physics master to track the momentum exchanges as I laid them out . 1 pound north thrust , 1 megapound south thrust ! The trick is converting the stored energy of the photons into forward momentum . It's analogous to two surfers roped together with a 100 yard-long cord . One bobs up and down , the other catches the same wave , and pulls the first one along!See ? It's protected by maagic !P.
I am actually trying to pry out a way to access the energy contained within the photon .