Experimental status of thrusting by electromagnetic inertia manipulation

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 547-558

  Brito, Hector H ^a  

^a Instituto Universitario Aeronautico   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; IMPULSE NOISE; JETS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; PROPULSION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TENSORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; LINEAR MOMENTUM; THRUSTING;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0345867164     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(03)00225-X     Document Type: Article

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