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. If I change the characteristics of the beam , it now applies that accelerative force to the entire surface that it hits , NOT the electrons within . This would result in an effective thrust of 1Mlb + , easily .
The idea is to alter the light internally
The idea is to alter the light internally so that it impacts the surface harder than normal
Quote from: Professor Mega-Mind on 24/11/2018 17:32:10The idea is to alter the light internally so that it impacts the surface harder than normal How would you do that?
It's a liiitle bit early to be asking me that , try after 50 years of R&D .P.M.
Light is not matter .
All energy is motion
That is where most of light's energy is stored
As much as 2/3 of an X-ray's total energy can be transferred to an electron during an oblique collision .
SO now you've got relativistic MATTER hurtling towards your reciever , not bouncy,bouncy light ! This is the intermediary ! Properly managed , it could pack a solid wallop !P.M.
but it is a closed system .
Are you telling me that a gigawatt of laser power , transferred to kinetic energy of matter , results in a motive force of ONE POUND !!