3 papers
physics.pop-ph2018
Space Elevator Propulsion with Mechanical Waves
Mark A. Wessels
The current preferred envisioned method for transmitting power to a space elevator climber is a laser/photovoltaic (PV) system. In this, a ground-based laser beam would transmit me…
physics.pop-ph2017
The 'Earth Rocket': a Method for Keeping the Earth in the Habitable Zone
Mark A. Wessels
The Sun is expected to increase its radiant output by about 10% per billion years. The rate at which the radius of the Earth's orbit would need to increase in order to keep the pre…
physics.pop-ph2017
Energy Considerations for Lifting the Greenland Ice-Melt from the Earth's Gravitational Well
Mark A. Wessels
Climatologists have calculated that a complete melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet would cause global sea levels to rise by some 7.2 meters (23.6 feet). This article investigates th…