The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons · HackerPapers discussions

The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons — mentioned by trailynx

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:32:16 GMT

You might enjoy the Halo Drive idea [0]. From my (very layman) understanding this uses this principle for propelling a spacecraft - you just need a moving black hole nearby :) [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.03423

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The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons — mentioned by aldousd666

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:55:37 GMT

This talks about two bodies, but would the Halo Drive (https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.03423) also be one such thing? I mean, I guess the photons are the other bodies?

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The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons — HN submission

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:30:35 GMT

The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion (2019)

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The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons — mentioned by SiempreViernes

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:10:34 GMT

> a curious proposition, but why? I think the initial part of this snippet answers the question: this is mostly an effort by someone to type up a fun idea. Said someone is most likely a theorist, who doesn't let small details like slewing speed or exposure time prevent them from writing up a fun idea. Honestly it seems like David Kipping could be a pretty fun guy to sit down and dream up weird stuff with, witness arxiv:1903.03423, "The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons" "Abstract: Gravitational slingshots around a neutron star in a…

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The Halo Drive: Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons — HN submission

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:51:46 GMT

Fuel-Free Relativistic Propulsion of Large Masses via Recycled Boomerang Photons

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