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Re:Nuclear Pulse Propulsion – Orion and Beyond (2000) [pdf] by dogma1138 on Friday October 14, 2016 @03:17AM (#12706559)
Magnetic fields aren't the only issue here.

You won't be able to store large amounts of it since quantum tunneling will become a statistical problem.

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Re:Nuclear Pulse Propulsion – Orion and Beyond (2000) [pdf] by witty_username on Friday October 14, 2016 @01:23PM (#12709623)
Could you explain? How would quantum tunneling of antimatter be a problem?

The probability of quantum tunneling is exponential so adding a little more separation or reducing the energy can change the probability from 10^-1 to 10^-100.

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