Can Star Systems Be Explored?: The Physics Of Star Probes

Lawrence Barr Crowell (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

191 Seiten

2007
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-270-617-1 (ISBN)

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Gives an exposition of classical mechanics and relativity that addresses the question of whether it is possible to send probes to extrasolar systems. This work examines physics to consider the possibility of exploring the nearby interstellar environment in a similar fashion to how the solar system has been explored.

This book is an exposition of classical mechanics and relativity that addresses the question of whether it is possible to send probes to extrasolar systems. It examines largely well-understood physics to consider the possibility of exploring the nearby interstellar environment in a similar fashion to how the solar system has been explored. As such, this book is both a semipopularization of basic physics and an informal study of a likely future technological development. An auxilliary text on basic physics for students and laypersons as well as an illustration of the problems with interstellar exploration, this book is a must-read.

Newtonian Mechanics; The Physics of Rocketry and Space Flight; Power Systems for Space Flight; Elements of Astrodynamics; Special Relativity; The Relativistic Rocket; The Photon Sail; Scientific and Technical Requirements; Exotic Propulsion Methods; Electromagnetically Accelerated Nanoprobes; The Interstellar Neighborhood; Will Humans Go to the Stars?; Solar System Stability and the Likelihood of Earth-Like Planets; Life on Earth and the Universe.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.11.2007
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Themenwelt	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	981-270-617-8 / 9812706178
ISBN-13	978-981-270-617-1 / 9789812706171
Zustand	Neuware