02631nam 2200601Ia 450 991045798840332120200520144314.01-281-93839-49786611938390981-279-077-2(CKB)1000000000398960(StDuBDS)AH24684916(SSID)ssj0000117169(PQKBManifestationID)11135893(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000117169(PQKBWorkID)10036563(PQKB)11389606(MiAaPQ)EBC1681455(WSP)00006423(Au-PeEL)EBL1681455(CaPaEBR)ebr10255729(CaONFJC)MIL193839(OCoLC)261346505(EXLCZ)99100000000039896020070608d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrCan star systems be explored?[electronic resource] the physics of star probes /Lawrence B. CrowellSingapore ;Hackensack, NJ World Scientificc20071 online resource (240p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph981-270-618-6 981-270-617-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.1. Exploration of star systems -- 2. Newtonian mechanics -- 3. The physics of rocketry and spaceflight -- 4. Power systems for spaceflight -- 5. Elements of astrodynamics -- 6. Special relativity -- 7. The relativistic rocket -- 8. The Photon sail -- 9. Scientific and technical requirements -- 10. Electromagnetically accelerated nano-bots -- 11. Exotic propulsion methods -- 12. The interstellar neighborhood -- 13. Will humans go to the Stars? -- 14. Solar system stability and the likelihood of earth-like planets -- 15. Life on earth and in the Universe -- 16. Appendix.Gives an exposition of classical mechanics and relativity that addresses the question of whether it is possible to send probes to extrasolar systems. This book examines physics to consider the possibility of exploring the nearby interstellar environment in a similar fashion to how the solar system has been explored.Space probesSpace flightElectronic books.Space probes.Space flight.629.435Crowell Lawrence B878492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457988403321Can star systems be explored1961414UNINA