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X-Ray jets emit from galaxies as a result of spinning mass.

I'm thinking about the ties between electricity and magnetism here, and how Gauss law ties all this stuff together.

OK, so is there a way to spin X-Rays?

I'm talking something that could create a weightlessness affect. Turn a device like this on, and it would repel mass.

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Could you give us a hint on your level of preparation? I'm a little worried because your discussion of the origin of the jet effect has a very pop-sci flavor and I suspect you are in way over your head. – dmckee♦ May 20 '11 at 13:53
Oh yes! I am in way over my head. There is no preparation. That's why I've tagged this with theory: I'm just curious. – jp2code May 20 '11 at 14:16
Unless someone jumps into here to defend this I'm going to close it. The basic problem here is that x-rays have intrinsic angular momentum (called "spin" in the jargon) but can not be "spun" in the non-technical sense of the word; so I think the idea is not viable. – dmckee♦ May 20 '11 at 16:31
BTW--If you are interested in pursuing the subject you will want to look up magnetohydrodynamics (the study of plasmas), but you will pretty well need to know you mechanics and E&M and certain amount of quantum mechanics and thermodynamics as well. It's a tough subject full of non-linear math. – dmckee♦ May 20 '11 at 16:33
No, I don't mean that kind of "spin". I mean, can force be applied to an x-ray so that it is bent or caused to flow in an arc? It seems if the paths of x-rays were altered, there would be a curl associated with it that would produce a gravitational value. – jp2code May 20 '11 at 16:37
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closed as not a real question by dmckee♦ May 20 '11 at 16:34

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