Evolution of the IGG concept at IGF from 2004 to 2007
G. Modanese

TL;DR
This paper reviews the evolution and analysis of the Impulse Gravity Generator concept at IGF from 2004 to 2007, focusing on its physical principles, experimental setup, and theoretical models, serving as a historical reference.
Contribution
It provides a detailed historical and technical summary of the development and understanding of the IGG device during 2004-2007, including analysis of discharge mechanisms and theoretical models.
Findings
Discharge mechanism identified as vacuum spark discharge.
Original theoretical model on Cooper pair acceleration was outdated.
Corrected understanding involves tunnelling of pairs through Josephson junctions.
Abstract
IGG is the acronym for Impulse Gravity Generator, a device developed by E. Podkletnov in 1997-2003 for generating high-voltage discharges through YBCO electrodes. According to Podkletnov, an anomalous force beam is generated at the discharge, which acts on distant material target of any composition with a small repulsive force proportional to the target mass. An independent replication of this device was started in 2004 at IGF, Germany (Institut fuer Gravitationsforschung, Goede Foundation). The author was involved as theoretical consultant and his first assignment was to study a possible scaled-down version of the device. This required a thorough analysis of the physical working principles of the apparatus, which was documented in several internal reports from 2004 to 2009. The whole content of those from 2004 to 2007 is given here. Several parts are outdated, but useful for an…
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Taxonomy
TopicsNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation · Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research · Mechanical and Optical Resonators
