The Captain of an interstellar photon-rocket spaceship wishes to maintain a constant acceleration (a) in the instantaneous

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The Captain of an interstellar photon-rocket spaceship wishes to maintain a constant acceleration \(a\) in the instantaneous rest-frame of the ship, since that would provide a constant effective gravity for passengers. In that case, at what rate \(|d m / d t|\) (as a function of time) should the ship's mass decrease with time?

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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