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Anti GRAVITY

Anti-gravity refers to creating an object or place free from the force of gravity, but is impossible under general relativity except in contrived circumstances. It is commonly used in science fiction for spacecraft propulsion. In Newton's model, gravity was transmitted through unknown means, but general relativity describes gravity as the result of spacetime geometry. While quantum physics postulates gravitons that transmit gravity, creating or destroying them to achieve anti-gravity is unclear. In colloquial terms, "anti-gravity" can refer to devices like lifters that appear to reverse gravity through other means like electromagnetism.

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Anti GRAVITY

Anti-gravity refers to creating an object or place free from the force of gravity, but is impossible under general relativity except in contrived circumstances. It is commonly used in science fiction for spacecraft propulsion. In Newton's model, gravity was transmitted through unknown means, but general relativity describes gravity as the result of spacetime geometry. While quantum physics postulates gravitons that transmit gravity, creating or destroying them to achieve anti-gravity is unclear. In colloquial terms, "anti-gravity" can refer to devices like lifters that appear to reverse gravity through other means like electromagnetism.

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Anti-gravity is an idea of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity.

It does not
refer to the lack of weight under gravity experienced in free fallor orbit, or to balancing the force of
gravity with some other force, such as electromagnetism or aerodynamic lift. Anti-gravity is a
recurring concept in science fiction, particularly in the context of spacecraft propulsion. An early
example is the gravity blocking substance "Cavorite" in H. G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon.
In Newton's law of universal gravitation, gravity was an external force transmitted by unknown
means. In the 20th century, Newton's model was replaced by general relativity where gravity is not a
force but the result of the geometry of spacetime. Under general relativity, anti-gravity is impossible
except under contrived circumstances.[1][2][3] Quantum physicists have postulated the existence
of gravitons, a set of massless elementary particles that transmit the force, and the possibility of
creating or destroying these is unclear.
"Anti-gravity" is often used colloquially to refer to devices that look as if they reverse gravity even
though they operate through other means, such as lifters, which fly in the air by
using electromagnetic fields.[4][5]

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