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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by bilsbie on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:10AM (#39273816)
Hydrogen is diamagnetic (1) so you’d just need the right level of magnetism to repel it (or slightly redirect it)

Or if we shape the field into a buzzard ramjet then you actually take advantage of the interstellar material for fuel.

(1) https://sciencing.com/magnetic-properties-hydrogen-7648446.h...

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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by foobarbecue on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:35AM (#39275404)
I imagine you got "autocorrected" but to slow the error propagation I'll point it that it's a "Bussard" ramjet, not "buzzard."
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Re:Relativistic Spaceship by LorenPechtel on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @05:14PM (#39281514)
Well, a Bussard ramjet has been shown to have a maximum possible velocity of .12c. No idea if a buzzard version can do better. :)
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