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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Is it believable to have a spaceship spin around a weight for artificial gravity?
In my narrative universe, there will be ships that use a 1g acceleration for artificial gravity. However, when they are not accelerating (whether on a longer journey at a constant velocity or simply "...
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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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Could gravitational wave interference patterns be used for long range sensors detecting advanced spaceships?
Low energy, fantastic range
From HDE in another topic, I learned gravitational waves have an intensity which is inverse proportional to distance, not square distance, like in electromagnetic fields..
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What would combat look like inside an O'Neill Cylinder?
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If you were attempting to take over an O'Neill Cylinder without destroying it or the majority of its inhabitants/ecology how would you go about it? What benefits or detriments to an attacking ...
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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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How fast would the Moon (Luna) need to rotate so that anyone living in Lunar underground habitats would experience Earth-like gravity?
So I'm creating a sci-fi book, and I'd like to know a way to calculate how fast would the moon need to spin to create a certain amount of gravity, and how much energy would be required to get it to ...
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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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Generating gravity
how would I generate gravity in an orbital station without spinning in a really fast circle or making it as big as a planet, or would I have to cut my losses and just moon-base my idea (I'm trying not ...
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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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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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Would an anti-gravity organ allow kaiju to avoid cube-square problems?
It is (around here, anyway) quite well known that science does not allow the existence of kaiju, mainly because of the cube-square law.
bones rip themselves out
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Spin gravity on an abandoned ship
If a cylindrical rocket ship with a diameter of about 350 meters were spinning on its long axis, would more than just the interior surface of the outer hull have artificial gravity?
The ships decks ...
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How does a spacecraft function despite it's own (non-centrifugal) artificial gravity?
Haven't done shipbuilding in a while so let me start simple. Sci-fi spacecrafts all tend to have some unexplained method of generating artificial gravity, which keeps the crew nice and cozy. The more ...
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I want to design a realistic Anti-gravity tank, how do I go about this?
In one of my stories, some guys form the 22nd century introduce a gravity or magnetic based hover tank. The problem is I am limited to real world Armour technology and KE and CE type weapons. the KE ...
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Artifical Onboard Gravity in a black hole's orbit
So this is a fictional question since I am dumb to science yet trying to write up a science fiction playing in the far future...but still would need the understanding of some deeper physics to be able ...
