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The problem with that idea is that waste energy is by definition high entropy, so it's hard to get it all to go in one direction. It's conceivable that you coul
by api 3y ago
The problem with that idea is that waste energy is by definition high entropy, so it's hard to get it all to go in one direction. It's conceivable that you could spend additional energy to pump it one way, such as having an active heat pumped shield between you and the direction you think your observers will be looking from.
- ben_w 3y agoYes indeed, this requires a substantial use of power to maintain the illusion, and the illusion only works from some directions. But that's probably fine in practice, especially in fiction like The Expanse where everyone has so much fusion power at their disposal that they can waste it on gravity-by-accelerating-the-entire-ship.