Questions tagged [artificial-gravity]
For questions about the use of technology to produce an alternative attractive force instead of gravity. Examples of alternatives might include magnetism or centripetal ("centrifugal") force. This tag is often associated with, though not dependent on, the "science-based" tag.
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What would the implications of a anti-gravity metal be? [closed]
I couldn't find a post on this, but I'm sure there's one like it somewhere.
Basically, what if there was a material that "fell" up instead of down? Let's call it Newtonium, and let's also ...
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How would artificial gravity panels affect spaceship design? [closed]
Assuming these are panels that can be plastered anywhere that would be convenient, how would spaceship design change?
Would every wall be covered with them so it's all effectively floor space?
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Why does controlling warp fields require biological intelligence?
The Namuh species consists of highly-intelligent organisms who have developed interplanetary travel and have colonized their home star system. Their science base has an excellent understanding of ...
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Pulsed Acceleration Gravity
Let's say I have a spaceship under construction with a habitation module and I want a reasonably compact means of mimicking the compressive effects of gravity on the body I have two candidate ideas ...
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Minimum circumference of a rotating spacecraft with artificial gravity [duplicate]
In a rotating spacecraft that can generate artificial gravity similar to Earth’s, what would be the minimum circumference of the rotating system that would allow humans to comfortably live and work ...
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Millitary applications of a gravity drive [closed]
Let's say gravity drives exist. This is a device that can power a spaceship by creating an artificial gravity well some distance in front of the spaceship that the spaceship perpetually falls into, ...
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Would it be possible to alter the gravitational field of a planet to one more suitable for human habitation?
I know low gravity can have negative effects on humans, and I would guess high gravity would also have negative effects. So would it be possible to increase or decrease a plant’s gravity to better ...
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Is there a way to reconcile inertial dampening fields with conservation laws?
So I wish to make a sci fi setting that uses gravity manipulation tech and inertial dampeners.
I have a number of ideas for how such a system works, and about how it should go. At the moment I'm ...
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What to do so the sun (light source) appears to be following a daily cycle on a McKendree cylinder?
In my setting, a McKendree cylinder (a rotating habitat so large it holds its own atmosphere) is orbiting the sun, with the top of the cylinder pointing at the sun.
How do we make the sun appear to ...
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Form of artificial gravity that is too energy-costly for space habitats [closed]
So, to simplify my sci-if universe, I am not putting in space habitats, but I would like some form of artificial gravity to be present for use on space stations and asteroid mines and so on. The ...
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Using fancloth to simulate gravity
Whilst pondering on forms of artificial gravity that do not involve rotation, I have returned to the idea originally proposed in this question: Could fans be used to simulate gravity?
One of the main ...
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Help with artificial gravity (yet again) in sci-fi world
I am creating a sci-fi world for tabletop RPG and I have trouble with one thing and that is artificial gravity. What I need is to come up with some ideas for in-world reasonable explanation for the ...
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Would a rotating habitat work on the surface of a moon?
While we hear a lot about rotating habitats as a space structure, I happen to know there are a large number of small worlds and moons out there cursed with low gravity, which has a similar effect to ...
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Could ferrofluids give humans magnetic properties? (Part 2 of Magnetic Gravity Series)
In my previous question (Could magnetism work in place of gravity for large bases in space?), @JBH brought up that ferrofluids in the diet of people on these stations could keep them magnetically ...
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Could magnetism work in place of gravity for large bases in space?
So, in my sci-fi future, humanity has spread across the universe, made contact with many sentient races, and advanced technology greatly.
However, very few bases in the vacuum of space can use ...
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