07-16-2022, 12:32 PM
I'm not entirely sure I'm understanding this correctly, so I could be off base here but...
Given that a ramjet is intended to pretty quickly start moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light, isn't it going to rapidly reach a point where no interstellar H2 is moving with low velocity relative to the ship since the ship is moving at a much higher velocity than any drifting interstellar H2 is going to be able to manage?
On a different note - Your final observation comes close to the principle beyond beamed matter propulsion systems, I think.
My initial 2c worth,
Todd
Given that a ramjet is intended to pretty quickly start moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light, isn't it going to rapidly reach a point where no interstellar H2 is moving with low velocity relative to the ship since the ship is moving at a much higher velocity than any drifting interstellar H2 is going to be able to manage?
On a different note - Your final observation comes close to the principle beyond beamed matter propulsion systems, I think.
My initial 2c worth,
Todd