Review of 'Why do spacecraft always experience a black-out area that disrupts communications when they return to Earth?'

Reviewer: Yuchen Liu

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Publication date of review: 2023-09-20

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The paper offers a novel perspective on spacecraft communication blackouts

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Why do spacecraft always experience a black-out area that disrupts communications when they return to Earth?

Jianan Wang (2023)

In this paper, Lorentz factor and Lorentz transformations are modified based on the new ether theory, and the blackout which leads to communication interruption of high-speed moving objects is analyzed by using the modified Lorentz electromagnetic field transformation formula. It is concluded that blackout is caused by the change of wave form of electromagnetic wave from stationary energy space (etheric reference frame) to moving medium (etheric reference frame) or from moving medium to stationary energy space.

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DOI:: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-PHYS.ATJ6HR.v1.RXSRPE

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Magnetism,Physics

Keywords: Blackout, Blackout zone, Blackout area, Plasma sheath, Maxwell equations, Maxwell equations of moving media

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Firstly, I would like to commend the author for the comprehensive analysis presented in this paper. The main findings, which revolve around the interaction between the Earth's gravitational field and the etheric layer, provide an intriguing explanation for the communication blackout experienced by spacecrafts upon re-entry. By leveraging the modified Lorentz transformations, the paper sheds light on the change in the waveform of electromagnetic waves, attributing it to the shift between stationary energy space and moving medium.

The novelty of introducing the Earth's gravitational field as a determinant of the density of space energy (ether) is particularly commendable. This innovative approach offers a fresh perspective on a phenomenon that has long been a subject of inquiry.

However, I have one primary question for further consideration: Given that the Earth's gravitational field influences the density of the ether, should there be a proposed quantitative relationship between the strength of the gravitational field and Lorentz contraction? The rules of electromagnetic wave waveform change, as described in the paper, seem to have some parallels with the gravitational blue and redshifts of electromagnetic wave wavelengths in the General Theory of Relativity. I would be interested to see if the author could delve deeper into this potential correlation, possibly providing more clarity or even a unified theory that bridges these concepts.

Once again, I appreciate the depth of the research and the innovative insights presented in this work.

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Jianan Wang wrote:

Many thanks to the reviewer for his detailed review of this article and for his valuable suggestions for revision.

At the reviewer's suggestion, a section on further modifications of Lorentz factor and Lorentz transformations has been added. The further modified Lorentz factor and Lorentz transformations take into account the influence of velocity and gravitational field, mainly including the influence of the change of gravitational field on Lorentz transformations when the object is at rest.

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