If you have noticed in popular science fiction series and movies such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the people in the spacecrafts wandering in the endless space are firmly on the ground as if they were somewhere on Earth. When we watch astronauts on real space missions, we see them floating in space inside the vehicle. Because artificial gravity is a fictional construct.
It is theoretically possible to create artificial gravity. The basic laws of physics say that such a structure can be created. However, practical physics does not paint such an easily applicable picture. To create the centripetal force that will create artificial gravity, we need to build brand new and huge spacecraft. Moreover, artificial gravity is not a necessary structure in all space missions.
What is artificial gravity?
As spacecraft move away from Earth, they are stripped of our planet’s gravitational pull. It is not possible for a vehicle in motion to enter the gravitational effect of another space object. People in spacecraft remaining in a gravity-free environment; Due to this unfamiliar situation, they may face many health problems.
Artificial gravity is a structure that can be created in spacecraft to prevent health problems for people who are away from Earth gravity. Thanks to this structure, people in the vehicle can travel in an environment similar to Earth’s gravity. Thus, the problems that may occur due to the non-gravity environment are minimized.
Why do we need artificial gravity?
Actually, we don’t need artificial gravity for now. Space missions successfully carried out over the years prove this. However, these space missions are relatively short-term space travels. This is why artificial gravity is not needed.
Artificial gravity will be a real life saver when we will one day travel to or settle in Mars or much more distant planets. Because without gravity, it is impossible for us to stay healthy or even live that long.
The most important reason for our need for artificial gravity is our blood flow. When there is no gravity, blood can pool into our brain. Likewise, since our muscles and bones are floating in space, they can cause problems after a while. The world has wonderful living conditions for us. As these living conditions deteriorate, our quality of life decreases. That’s why we need artificial gravity.
Is it possible to create artificial gravity?
Yes, it is possible to create artificial gravity. In fact, when we examine it within the framework of the laws of physics, it is very easy to theoretically create artificial gravity. It is enough for the spacecraft in question to follow a circular cycle and a centripetal force emerges as a result of this cycle. Take artificial gravity.
Even if we are not aware of it, our world is exerting a force on us at every moment. We live as a result of this force and keep our feet firmly on the ground. It is possible to imitate the force exerted by the Earth with the centripetal force that we will obtain as a result of a simple cycle. As long as our spacecraft is large enough to generate force as a result of this cycle.
Why don’t we create artificial gravity?
Isn’t it, if it’s so easy why don’t we do it? Unfortunately, creating artificial gravity is only theoretically easy. When it comes to practice, things get a little confusing. Because the spacecraft, which will enter the circular cycle necessary to create a centripetal force, must be much larger than anything built so far to create such a force.
If you say they give an IBAN, let’s fire something and build a big spacecraft, it doesn’t make much sense either. After all, who takes a taxi to the back street market? The cost of building that large spacecraft needed to create artificial gravity is utterly unnecessary for short space missions.
Nevertheless, such a spacecraft could do a mission worth the cost, when we’ll one day go to Mars or to a much more distant planet. Perhaps it would even be possible to provide artificial gravity with a rotating centrifuge at the center of such a large ship, as in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Isn’t there another way to create artificial gravity?
Although it raises questions even in theory for now, yes, there is another way to create artificial gravity. Moreover, scientists are working on this issue at CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research. At the center of the study is antimatter, which we think hides the secret of the entire universe.
Gravity pulls. It’s a fundamental law of physics. The force that will react negatively to this gravitational force, that is, to repel this force, may be hidden in antimatter. To create gravity, albeit artificial, in a spacecraft we always expect a gravitational force at the base, what if instead there is a repulsive force from the ceiling?
Even if the vehicle is in the middle of space, it is under the influence of a small gravitational force. Even the vehicle itself in motion exerts this force. If it is determined where this gravity comes from as a result of studies at CERN, an antimatter field can be created. As a result of the repulsive force exerted by this antimatter field, an unfamiliar artificial gravity may emerge.
One day, as in popular science fiction works, we answered questions such as what is artificial gravity that will allow us to stand firmly on the ground in space vehicles, is it possible to create it, and we talked about the physics rules necessary for the creation of such a structure.
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