Superradiant Neutrino Lasers from Radioactive Condensates · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2412.11765/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTSuperradiant Neutrino Lasers from Radioactive Condensates — mentioned by zackmorrishttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47742566urn:hackerpapers:mention:2412.11765:47742566Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:07:32 GMT<p>In his 1999 book &quot;Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization&quot;, Robert Zubrin mentioned checking the math for Bussard ramjets with Dana Andrews in their 1988 join paper &quot;Magnetic Sails and Interstellar Travel&quot; and found that they aren&#x27;t capable of reaching more than a few percent of the speed of light before drag overcomes propulsion: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54728.Entering_Space https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236447908_Magnetic_... That&#x27;s not to say that they don&#x27;t work. But they&#x27;ll probably be used primarily for braking to enter orbit around destination stars.…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2412.11765/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>hep-ph