On the stability of the track of the space elevator

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 524-537

  Pugno, Nicola ^a   Schwarzbart, Michael ^b   Steindl, Alois ^b   Troger, Hans ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Defective carbon nanotubes; Energy momentum method; Sky hook

Indexed keywords

ELEVATORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES;

DEFECTIVE CARBON NANOTUBES; ENERGY MOMENTUM METHOD; EXISTENCE AND STABILITIES; RELATIVE EQUILIBRIUM; SKY-HOOK; SPACE ELEVATORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 58949090468     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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