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Antimatterincluding positrons, antiprotons, and other inverses of "normal" particleshas been considered a plaything of research physicists and science fiction writers. But retired physicist Forward and science writer Davis do not limit themselves to relating the history of antimatter. They give some moderately technical information about techniques for production and storage of antiprotons. They also give serious attention to the possibilities for practical use of antimatter, especially in rocket propulsion. Interspersed are brief chapters from the authors' science fiction effort concerning a teenager in 2035 who is fascinated by uses of antimatter. A full-length popular book on this topic is uncommon; this should be welcome in public and academic libraries. Jack W. Weigel, Univ. of Michigan Lib., Ann Arbor
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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For nearly four decades the fictional spaceships of the "Star Trek" universe have been powered by antimatter. But antimatter is not science fiction, and neither is the idea of using it for space propulsion. In Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics, renowned physicist Dr. Robert L. Forward and science writer Joel Davis show why, and how.
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Antimatterincluding positrons, antiprotons, and other inverses of "normal" particleshas been considered a plaything of research physicists and science fiction writers. But retired physicist Forward and science writer Davis do not limit themselves to relating the history of antimatter. They give some moderately technical information about techniques for production and storage of antiprotons. They also give serious attention to the possibilities for practical use of antimatter, especially in rocket propulsion. Interspersed are brief chapters from the authors' science fiction effort concerning a teenager in 2035 who is fascinated by uses of antimatter. A full-length popular book on this topic is uncommon; this should be welcome in public and academic libraries. Jack W. Weigel, Univ. of Michigan Lib., Ann Arbor
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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For nearly four decades the fictional spaceships of the "Star Trek" universe have been powered by antimatter. But antimatter is not science fiction, and neither is the idea of using it for space propulsion. In Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics, renowned physicist Dr. Robert L. Forward and science writer Joel Davis show why, and how.
Mirror Matter is the answer to the skeptics who say that using antimatter is too risky, too difficult, or too expensive. Forward and Davis describe how to make, capture, store, and use antimatter. Mirror Matter explains, step-by-step, how to greatly improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of antimatter production; how antimatter can be captured and safely stored until it is used; and how it can improve the propulsion capability of interplanetary rocket engines by one to two orders of magnitude.
If the solar system is to one day be our big backyard, it will come about using "mirror matter" for space propulsion.
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interstellar precursor mission, main belt, antihydrogen ice, mission characteristic velocity, antihydrogen gas, antihydrogen beam, mirror matter, bullet proton, antihydrogen molecules, making antiprotons, mission velocity, storing antiprotons, normal matter protons, neutral particle beam weapon, lithium lens, matter propulsion, interstellar ramjet, antimatter rocket, one antiproton, reverse orbit, antihydrogen atoms, exhaust velocity, antiproton production, antimatter bomb, nuclear electric propulsion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Space Shuttle, Star Trek, Alpha Centauri, Nobel Prize, Opening Up the Solar System, Its Mirror Image, Air Force, Turn Left, Make Mirror Matter, Dyson City, Getting Down, Epsilon Eridani, Main Ring, Mariner Mark, Soviet Union, Big Bang, Paul Dirac, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Carl Anderson, Proxima Centauri, The Mirror Matter Mystery, Seichi Kiyohara, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Pluto Orbiter Browse Sample Pages:
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- Centauri Dreams: Imagining and Planning Interstellar Exploration by Paul Gilster in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization by Robert Zubrin in Back Matter
- Saturn Rukh by Robert L. Forward in Back Matter
- The Starflight Handbook: A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel (Wiley Science Editions) by Eugene F. Mallove in Back Matter
- Alien Life: The Search For Extraterrestrials And Beyond by Barry Parker in Back Matter
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