Experimental Null test of a Mach Effect Thruster · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1301.6178/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTExperimental Null test of a Mach Effect Thruster — mentioned by mleonhardhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24370138urn:hackerpapers:mention:1301.6178:24370138Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:43:47 GMT<p>A 2013 paper by Fearn &amp; Woodward makes no mention of the earth&#x27;s magnetic field. After skimming the paper, I think their experiment is flawed. &quot;Experimental Null Test of a Mach Effect Thruster.&quot; https://arxiv.org/pdf/1301.6178.pdf &quot;The motion of the beam is damped by a pair of aluminum plates attached to the beam that move in the magnetic field of an array of small neodymium-boron magnets. The power circuit was extensively shielded to insure that stray fields did not compromise the results.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1301.6178/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.ins-det