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Would this design be useful for surviving relativistic impacts? Let's say that I've developed a new engine that can accelerate at 1G continuously. Within about a year, I'm nearing the speed of light. Naturally, I recognize the danger of collisions with gas and dust. I have magnetic fields to sweep away ionized matter, but it doesn't work for non-ionized matter an... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |
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Would a GUT-monopole powered rocket be feasible? Would a rocket or Bussard ramjet powered by monopole induced proton decay (Callan-Rubakov mechanism) be a feasible method for near-light interstellar flight? There are such drives in the Orion's Arm worldbuilding project (conversion drives) and in some of Alistair Reynolds's stories, but there seems ... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |