Comment Re:Energy generation? (Score 1) 618
No, because the cable you lower to Earth to complete the circuit would also have a potential generated across it. This would cancel out the potential generated by the lift to the orbital section.
To achieve anything with this idea you would need some way to bring the two ends of the conductor together without passing through the magentic field again - a wormhole is the only way I can think of, and if we could generate those we would not need a space elevator!
C 2003/2/17
To achieve anything with this idea you would need some way to bring the two ends of the conductor together without passing through the magentic field again - a wormhole is the only way I can think of, and if we could generate those we would not need a space elevator!
C 2003/2/17
