P6_6 Interstellar Space Pirates: Design Decisions

Authors

  • Jack Strachan-Deol University of Leicester
  • Katie Knowles University of Leicester
  • Laura Thompson University of Leicester
  • Aidan Kelly University of Leicester

Abstract

The authors present in the following paper an analysis of how the journey time of a typical pirate ship withmass 1.270×10^5kg travelling from Earth to Proxima Centauri, varies with solar sail area. Also presentedis the analysis of the journey time as a function of area-mass ratio to investigate whether there is a pointof diminishing returns. Lastly, a comparison between the journey duration profiles when using aluminium,silver or gold is presented, in which it is concluded that using silver would result in the shortest journeytime, albeit not by a large amount.

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Published

12-12-2021

How to Cite

Strachan-Deol, J., Knowles, K., Thompson, L., & Kelly, A. (2021). P6_6 Interstellar Space Pirates: Design Decisions. Physics Special Topics, 20(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/4000

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2021): Physics Special Topics

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