Gravtech
Gravity Manipulation Technology
Gravity-tech - the ability, with enough power and the right equipment, to create, enhance, change, channel and nullify gravitational force.
Conceptually the most obvious application of gravtech, but practically one of the most challenging. A 'gravity engine' comprises a concentrically-layered superheated spinning disk which kinetically charges crohn particles through centrifugal force - charge which is then conducted along electromagnetic channels, arranged to create the desired force and gravity planes. Gravity engines must be kept in sealed vaccuum environments, as particles must be heated to atmospherically-dangerous levels in order to achieve this effect.
Basic setup to nullify gravitational force: A one-way superheated electromagnetic field repels a thin sheet of crohn particles from one side. This effectively creates a one-way field that the force of gravity cannot pass through, suspending the field and the space just behind it.
Projection setup: a multi-phased laser carries an electromagnetic charge along a straight line, charging and reorienting any crohn particles in its path. This creates a narrow funnel of gravity pointing its force either towards or away from the point of projection - depending on the polarity of the magnetism.
Spike drill setup: crohn particles, nearly inactive thanks to the lack of a star's gravitational influence when past its outer limits, can be charged and ‘flashed’ to allow near-instant gravitic twisting within the contragravity envelope - driving the ship into drillspace.
Delicate manipulation of uncharged crohn particles can be used to remotely affect gravitational readings on a quantum level. Faster-than-light communication systems can interpret these minor but deliberate changes into simple text communications.
Different Applications
Artificial Gravity
Space stations, starships, artificial habitatsConceptually the most obvious application of gravtech, but practically one of the most challenging. A 'gravity engine' comprises a concentrically-layered superheated spinning disk which kinetically charges crohn particles through centrifugal force - charge which is then conducted along electromagnetic channels, arranged to create the desired force and gravity planes. Gravity engines must be kept in sealed vaccuum environments, as particles must be heated to atmospherically-dangerous levels in order to achieve this effect.
- Spin Gravity: Alternative setup for space stations and some larger starships. Rotate all or sections of the structure itself - keeping the gravity-tech lining the actual hull to achieve desired g-force. Whilst spin gravity creates a slight coriolis effect, it is much more affordable for larger structures than generating the gravity in one room and channeling it throughout the entire structure’s flooring. Small stations and ships that rely on this find the coriolis effect disorientating and the savings much more minimal - and so generally create artificial gravity using the 'one-room' method.
Contragravity
Grav vehicles, starships, flight suitsBasic setup to nullify gravitational force: A one-way superheated electromagnetic field repels a thin sheet of crohn particles from one side. This effectively creates a one-way field that the force of gravity cannot pass through, suspending the field and the space just behind it.
- Importantly, contragravity fields are enough to stop gravity in its tracks, but will barely slow an object passing through it - which is more likely to react to the intense heat than to any slowdown from the momentary change in acceleration. It's this fact which lets contragravity generators be kept within larger structures, like ships or vehicles, without pulling them apart.
Gravity Projection
Laser weapons, tractor beams, gravity weapons, atmospheric shieldingProjection setup: a multi-phased laser carries an electromagnetic charge along a straight line, charging and reorienting any crohn particles in its path. This creates a narrow funnel of gravity pointing its force either towards or away from the point of projection - depending on the polarity of the magnetism.
Interstellar Travel
StarshipsSpike drill setup: crohn particles, nearly inactive thanks to the lack of a star's gravitational influence when past its outer limits, can be charged and ‘flashed’ to allow near-instant gravitic twisting within the contragravity envelope - driving the ship into drillspace.
FTL Communication
Gravcomms, Pretech communicationsDelicate manipulation of uncharged crohn particles can be used to remotely affect gravitational readings on a quantum level. Faster-than-light communication systems can interpret these minor but deliberate changes into simple text communications.
Origins: The Crohn ParticleDiscovered by the reclusive 23rd century scientist Tiberius Crohn, crohn particles or ‘gravity-carrier' particles are found throughout the universal substrate of the galaxy and are responsible for gravity’s remote effect on mass. It was discovered that, when simultaneously subjected to high heat and certain forms of electromagnetic radiation, these particles and their stored g-force - which they normally just pass along with minimal loss or refraction - can be reflected, manipulated, enhanced or even propelled through space. |