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Can star systems be explored? : the physics of star probes / / Lawrence B. Crowell



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Autore: Crowell Lawrence B Visualizza persona
Titolo: Can star systems be explored? : the physics of star probes / / Lawrence B. Crowell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240p.)
Disciplina: 629.435
Soggetto topico: Space probes
Space flight
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Can star systems be explored  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-93839-4
9786611938390
981-279-077-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815818703321
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