Einstein´s special and general relativity energy conversion engineering applications

Author

Wyczalek, Floyd A.

Author_Institution

FW Lilly Inc., Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

27 Jul-1 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1377

Abstract

The mathematical concepts defined in Einstein´s special and general relativity in 1905 and the years which followed, are routinely applied to many energy conversion engineering applications which are common today. Because of routine familiarity we have lost sight of the origin of the mathematical concepts. The aim of this paper is to review several applications and relate the mathematical concepts directly to Einstein´s original 1905 and later papers. However, the scope of the following summary has been limited to highlighting the bottom-line equations involved in specific engineering applications. The applications are laser internal gyroscope, and solar sail energy conversion. Metric space contraction by gravity, and bending of light rays by gravity are discussed

Keywords

general relativity; gravity; gyroscopes; laser beam applications; solar energy conversion; special relativity; Einstein´s general relativity; Einstein´s special relativity; Metric space contraction; bottom-line equations; energy conversion engineering applications; laser internal gyroscope; light rays bending; mathematical concepts; solar sail energy conversion; Acceleration; Energy conversion; Frequency; Instruments; Laser beams; Lithium; Payloads; Power engineering and energy; Probes; Solar radiation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4515-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1997.661970

Filename

661970