Patent Draft for "USS Phosphoros"

 

Design Patent Draft

Title: Quantum Light Ring Propulsion Engine

Background

Current propulsion systems rely on expelling mass or traditional reaction thrusters. There is a need for a propellantless, closed-system propulsion method that leverages quantum optics and general relativity to generate thrust without mass ejection.

Summary of the Invention

The present invention provides a novel propulsion engine using a Penrose-tiled blackbody diode doped with neodymium to create a coherent Bose photon gas. This light is injected into a perfectly reflective toroidal cavity forming a quantum light ring where photons circulate at relativistic speeds. The internal curved spacetime induced by the photon energy results in frame dragging and gravitational time dilation effects, enabling momentum exchange and gravitational slingshot of photons. This mechanism produces net directional thrust without expelling propellant, relying on energy extracted from spacetime curvature.

Detailed Description

• Penrose-Tiled Blackbody Diode: An internally reflective cavity arranged in a Penrose tiling pattern and doped with Nd³⁺ ions, optimized for stimulated emission under external laser bombardment.

• Quantum Light Aperture: An aperture selectively emits low-entropy, highly coherent photons from the diode into the toroidal ring.

• Perfectly Reflective Toroid: A ring-shaped optical cavity with near-ideal reflectivity to trap and circulate quantum photons, inducing centripetal acceleration and generating frame dragging consistent with the Kerr metric approximation.

• Physical Principles:

  • Stress-energy from circulating photons curves spacetime within the ring.

  • Frame dragging effects cause rotational spacetime distortions.

  • Gravitational time dilation creates phase shifts in circulating photons, altering their effective energy state.

  • Photon redshift/blueshift upon entering and exiting the time-dilated interior enables energy extraction analogous to Penrose process.

• Propulsion Mechanism:

  • Asymmetrical photon injection produces net momentum flux and recoil forces.

  • Directional emission of blueshifted photons yields thrust greater than photon input energy due to gravitational energy extraction.

  • Under high photon density, the ring forms a warp-shell-like spacetime distortion, compressing space ahead and expanding space behind, enhancing propulsion.

Claims

1. A quantum light propulsion engine comprising a Penrose-tiled blackbody diode doped with neodymium, producing a coherent photon gas.

2. A toroidal cavity with near-perfect reflectivity configured to trap and circulate quantum light at relativistic speeds, inducing frame dragging and gravitational time dilation.

3. Means for asymmetrically injecting quantum light into the toroidal cavity to generate net internal momentum flux.

4. A quantum light aperture adapted to emit low-entropy, high-coherence photons into the toroidal cavity.

5. A propulsion method wherein gravitationally blueshifted photons emitted from the toroidal cavity produce net thrust without propellant mass ejection.

6. The use of spacetime curvature induced by circulating photon energy to extract usable energy for propulsion.

7. Optional configurations including rotating meta-materials or variable reflectivity to modulate photon pressure within the cavity.

8. Cascaded multiple toroidal stages with staggered radii to amplify gravitational effects and propulsion efficiency.

Advantages

• Propellantless and closed system, reducing mass and resource needs for long-duration spaceflight.

• Utilizes fundamental physics principles combining quantum optics and general relativity.

• Potentially scalable by increasing photon density and toroid size.

• Novel integration of Penrose tiling to optimize blackbody emission characteristics.

Possible Applications

• Deep space propulsion for spacecraft without conventional fuel.

• Precision attitude control using photon momentum exchange.

• Advanced scientific instruments exploiting frame dragging and vacuum energy modifications.

  Drawing 1: Overall Engine Schematic (Perspective View)

• Shows the entire engine assembly in a 3D perspective.

• Highlights the Penrose-Tiled Blackbody Diode on one side, with an arrow showing external lasers bombarding it.

• The Quantum Light Aperture emitting photons into the adjacent Perfectly Reflective Toroid.

• The toroidal ring depicted as a smooth, continuous loop with internal reflections indicated by bouncing photon paths (curved arrows).

• Thrust vector arrows extending from the toroid, showing net directional thrust.

• Labels for all major components.

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Drawing 2: Penrose-Tiled Blackbody Diode Close-Up (Cross-Section)

• Cross-sectional view showing the Penrose tiling pattern inside the diode cavity.

• Nd³⁺ doping areas marked.

• External lasers depicted entering the cavity.

• Emission of coherent photons directed toward the aperture.

• Internal reflective surfaces illustrated to emphasize trapping and photon buildup.

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Drawing 3: Perfectly Reflective Toroid (Top and Side View)

• Top-down view showing the circular ring geometry with photon circulation paths (looping arrows).

• Side cross-section revealing the toroid’s reflective interior surfaces.

• Indications of relativistic photon speeds with curved wavefront icons.

• Notation of frame dragging and gravitational time dilation effects as subtle spacetime “distortions” around the ring (wavy grid lines or contours).

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Drawing 4: Quantum Light Aperture and Photon Flow

• Zoomed illustration of the aperture region.

• Photons emerging as a tightly collimated beam entering the toroid.

• Differentiation between low-entropy (coherent) photons vs. background thermal radiation.

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Drawing 5: Propulsion Mechanism Visualization

• Diagram showing asymmetrical photon injection causing net momentum inside the ring.

• Emission of blueshifted photons with enhanced energy exiting the toroid.

• Thrust vectors annotated.

• Stylized depiction of spacetime compression ahead of the engine and expansion behind (warp-shell analogy).

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