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008			081014s2007 caua foab 001 0 eng d
020			_a1598291319 (electronic bk.)
020			_a9781598291315 (electronic bk.)
020			_a1598291300 (pbk.)
020			_a9781598291308 (pbk.)
024	7		_a10.2200/S00042ED1V01Y200611ENG001 _2doi
035			_a(OCoLC)77082109
035			_a(CaBNVSL)gtp00531464
040			_aCaBNVSL _cCaBNVSL _dCaBNVSL
050		4	_aTL873 _b.T557 2007
082	0	4	_a629.45 _222
090			_a _bMoCl _e200611ENG001
100	1		_aTinder, Richard F., _d1930-
245	1	0	_aRelativistic flight mechanics and space travel _h[electronic resource] : _ba primer for students, engineers, and scientists / _cRichard F. Tinder.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aSan Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : _bMorgan & Claypool Publishers, _cc2007.
300			_a1 electronic text (xxii, 117 p. : ill.) : _bdigital file.
490	1		_aSynthesis lectures on engineering, _x1939-523X ; _v#1
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
500			_aPart of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
500			_aSeries from website.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 111-112) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Scope and philosophy of this book -- Is interstellar space travel possible -- Why travel to distant stars, planetary systems, and galaxies -- General requirements for interstellar space travel -- Background -- The nature of light and its velocity -- Michelson-Morley experiment and the null result -- Postulates of Einstein's special theory of relativity -- Principle of simultaneity and synchronicity -- Relativistic time dilation and the clock paradox -- Relativistic distance contraction -- Relativistic transformation of coordinates and addition of velocities -- Relativistic momentum and mass -- The Relativistic mass-energy relation -- Problems -- Relativistic rocket mechanics -- Relativistic (proper) measurements and calculations of the astronauts -- Introduction to rocket mechanics; the rocket equation -- The photon rocket -- Relativity of velocity, time, acceleration, and distance -- Energy requirements for relativistic flight -- Concluding remarks regarding relativistic flight -- Problems -- Space travel and the photon rocket -- Summary of important equations -- The flight plan and simplifying assumptions -- Comparative distances, flight times and rocket mass ratios to various star/planet systems, galaxies and beyond, calculation plan -- Consequences of particulate efflux velocities, varying speeds of light, and acceleration -- "Give me WARP three, Scotty"; practical considerations -- Problems -- Minkowski diagrams, K-calculus, and relativistic effects -- Minkowski diagrams -- K-calculus and relativistic effects and measurements -- Problems -- Other prospective transport systems for relativistic space travel -- Nuclear particle propulsion -- Matter/antimatter propulsion -- Laser sail propulsion -- Fusion ramjet propulsion -- Exotic space transport and propulsion systems -- Fundamental constants and useful data -- Units of conversion -- Metric (SI) multipliers -- Mathematical definitions and identities -- Hyperbolic functions -- Logarithm identities (Base b) -- Derivation of the rocket equations -- The photon rocket equation -- The effect of efficiency -- The classical rocket equation.
506	1		_aAbstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.
510	0		_aCompendex
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520			_aRelativistic Flight Mechanics and Space Travel is about the fascinating prospect of future human space travel. Its purpose is to demonstrate that such ventures may not be as difficult as one might believe and are certainly not impossible. The foundations for relativistic flight mechanics are provided in a clear and instructive manner by using well established principles which are used to explore space flight possibilities within and beyond our galaxy. The main substance of the book begins with a background review of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity as it pertains to relativistic flight mechanics and space travel. The book explores the dynamics and kinematics of relativistic space flight from the point of view of the astronauts in the spacecraft and compares these with those observed by earth's scientists and engineers--differences that are quite surprising. A quasi historical treatment leads quite naturally into the central subject areas of the book where attention is focused on various issues not ordinarily covered by such treatment. To accomplish this, numerous simple thought experiments are used to bring rather complicated subject matter down to a level easily understood by most readers with an engineering or science background. The primary subjects regarding photon rocketry and space travel are covered in some depth and include a flight plan together with numerous calculations represented in graphical form. A geometric treatment of relativistic effects by using Minkowski diagrams is included for completeness. The book concludes with brief discussions of other prospective, even exotic, transport systems for relativistic space travel. A glossary and simple end-of-chapter problems with answers enhance the learning process.
530			_aAlso available in print.
588			_aTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed on October 14, 2008).
650		0	_aManned space flight.
650		0	_aRelativistic rocket mechanics.
690			_aRocket.
690			_aPhoton.
690			_aFlight.
690			_aRelativity.
690			_aMechanics.
690			_aSpace.
690			_aAstronauts.
690			_aExploration.
690			_aStar.
690			_aGalaxy.
690			_aEinstein.
690			_aMinkowski.
730	0		_aSynthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
830		0	_aSynthesis lectures on engineering ; _v#1.
856	4	2	_3Abstract with links to resource _uhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?bknumber=6813352
856	4	0	_3Abstract with links to full text _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2200/S00042ED1V01Y200611ENG001
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