AbstractIn the context of special relativity, we discuss the specific impulse of a rocket whose exhaust jet consists of massive and/or massless particles. This work generalizes previous results and corrects some errors of a recently published paper by U. Walter. (The errors stem from the omission of a Lorentz factor.)


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    Title :

    A note on relativistic rocketry


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 67 , 9-10 ; 1248-1251


    Publication date :

    2010-06-26


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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