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Hopeful that a way can be found to circumvent the technical problems of conventional advanced propulsion, some have recently initiated investigations into so-called “breakthrough propulsion physics.” Speculative conjectures in this area involving alleged unconventional electromagnetic effects, both classical and semi-classical, predating this recent interest, have become a focus of current investigation. Two of these conjectures are examined here in some detail and shown to be untenable since, in addition to violating conservation principles, they lead to the expectation of large effects that are not observed.
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Woodward, J.F. “Breakthrough” Propulsion and the Foundations of Physics. Found Phys Lett 16, 25–40 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024198022814
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