Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Prologue
About the Authors
Chapter 1. Introduction to Field Propulsion (pp. 1-36)
Yoshinari Minami
Chapter 2. Energy for Spaceflight Power and Propulsion from Space Itself (pp. 37-58)
Herman D. Froning Jr.
Chapter 3. The Evolution of Field Propulsion from a Much Slower-than-Light to Much Faster-than-Light Speed (pp. 59-68)
Herman D. Froning Jr.
Chapter 4. Space Drive Propulsion: A Typical Field Propulsion System (pp. 69-122)
Yoshinari Minami
Chapter 5. Astrophysical Propulsion (pp. 123-154)
Yoshinari Minami
Chapter 6. Galaxy Exploration: An Attempt to Begin with an Initiative for Interstellar Flight (pp. 155-160)
Yoshinari Minami
Chapter 7. Rapid Transit by Field Propulsion to Distant Stars (pp. 161-192)
Herman D. Froning Jr.
Chapter 8. Hyper-Space Navigation (pp. 193-222)
Yoshinari Minami
Conclusion (pp. 223-224)
Appendices (pp. 225-248)
Index (pp. 249)
References
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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[3] Minami, Y., “Space Drive Propulsion Principle from the Aspect of Cosmology”, Journal of Earth Science and Engineering 3, 2013: 379-92.
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Chapter 6
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[4] Froning Jr, H.D., “Requirement for Rapid Transport to the Further Stars”, JBIS, 36, 1983: 227-230.
[5] Minami, Y., “Hyper-Space Navigation Hypothesis for Interstellar Exploration (IAA.4.1-93-712)”, 44th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF),1993.
[6] Minami, Y., “Travelling to the Stars: Possibilities Given by a Spacetime Featuring Imaginary Time”, JBIS, 56, 2003: 205-211.
Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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36, pp.227-230 (1983).
[3] Froning Jr, H.D., The Halcyon Years of Air and Space Flight: And the Continuing Quest, published in May. 13, 2016 (LAMBERT Academic Publishing).
[4] Minami, Y., “Hyper-Space Navigation Hypothesis for Interstellar Exploration (IAA.4.1-93-712)”, 44th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF),1993.
[5] Minami, Y., “Travelling to the Stars: Possibilities Given by a Spacetime Featuring Imaginary Time”, JBIS,
56, pp.205-211 (2003).
[6] Minami, Y., “A Perspective of Practical Interstellar Exploration: Using Field Propulsion and Hyper-Space Navigation Theory”, in the proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2005), edited by M. S. El-Genk, AIP Conference Proceedings 746, Melville, New York, 2005, pp. 1419-1429.
[7] Minami, Y., A Journey to the Stars – By Means of Space Drive Propulsion and Time-Hole Navigation-, published in Sept. 1, 2014 (Lambert Academic Publishing).
[8] Minami, Y., “Interstellar travel through the Imaginary Time Hole”, Journal of Space Exploration 3, 2014: 206-212.
[9] Minami, Y., “Space propulsion physics toward galaxy exploration”, J Aeronaut Aerospace Eng 4: 2; 2015.
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Appendix C
[1] Minami, Y., “Space Strain Propulsion System”, 16th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (16th ISTS), Vol.1, 1988: 125-136.
[2] Pauli, W. Theory of Relativity, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1981.
Audience: Researchers and students to make further researches on the space propulsion system, interstellar travel, Astronomy.