Use of class A and class C stellar engines to control sun movement in the galaxy

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 119-129

  Badescu, Viorel ^a   Cathcart, Richard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b Geographos   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; THRUST BEARINGS;

ENERGY SOURCE; STELLAR ENGINES; SUN MOTION; SUN MOVEMENT;

SUN;

EID: 27944509661     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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