Pontryagin's maximum principle is applied to relativistic rocket equations of motion to determine characteristics of minimum time and fuel interstellar trajectories with acceleration-limited rockets; number of rocket types are examined for possible application to interstellar travel based on assumed flight time and mass ratio limitations; ideal photon rocket is capable of traveling large interstellar distances on these minimum time and minimum fuel trajectories; rockets using ideal nuclear fusion or fission as power sources appear to be capable of traveling only to nearest stars on minimum fuel trajectories. (40070)


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    Titel :

    Optimal interstellar trajectories with acceleration-limited relativistic rockets


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    J Astronaut Sci


    Beteiligte:
    Anderson, G.M. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1968


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :




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