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Hydrogen is diamagnetic (1) so you’d just need the right level of magnetism to repel it (or slightly redirect it) Or if we shape the field into a buzzard ramje
by bilsbie 3y ago
Hydrogen is diamagnetic (1) so you’d just need the right level of magnetism to repel it (or slightly redirect it)
Or if we shape the field into a buzzard ramjet then you actually take advantage of the interstellar material for fuel.
(1) https://sciencing.com/magnetic-properties-hydrogen-7648446.html https://sciencing.com/magnetic-properties-hydrogen-7648446.h...
- foobarbecue 3y agoI imagine you got "autocorrected" but to slow the error propagation I'll point it that it's a "Bussard" ramjet, not "buzzard."
- LorenPechtel 3y agoWell, a Bussard ramjet has been shown to have a maximum possible velocity of .12c. No idea if a buzzard version can do better. :)