Re:A Visionary Project Aims for Alpha Centauri, a Star 4.37 ...
by caf on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @08:47PM
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I conjecture that the laser profile will be "shaped", if at all possible, so the trajectory of the projectile is somewhat self-correcting: if the projectile starts to get ahead of the planned trajectory, the acceleration will decrease, while if it lags the acceleration will increase.
This is analogous to the way train bogies go around corners.
This is analogous to the way train bogies go around corners.