Artificial gravity

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There are two known ways to provide artificial gravity: centrifugal and accelarative.

Centrifugal

Centrifugal artificial gravity takes advantage of apparent acceleration due to centrifugal force. Suitable for space stations and large spaceships, it creates gravity by rotating a cylinder containing habitats. Apparent "down" of a centrifugal system will always point away from the axis of rotation.

Accelerative

Accelerative artificial gravity takes advantage of the burn of a main engine to provide apparent gravity for codex:spaceship inhabitants. Apparent "down" will always point towards the engine providing thrust, promoting a codex:skyscraper layout of a codex:spaceship.

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