Re: dyson sphere stability

From: Emlyn (emlyn@one.net.au)
Date: Thu Dec 07 2000 - 19:51:52 MST

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Guess my career as a mechanical engineer is over before it's begun.

Emlyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anders Sandberg" <asa@nada.kth.se>
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Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: dyson sphere stability

> "Emlyn" <emlyn@one.net.au> writes:
>
> > Isn't a spinning ring more stable than the dimension of the spinning
> > sphere described by it's axis?
>
> No, it is worse. See http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/dysonFAQ.html#STABLE
> and http://www.alcyone.com/max/writing/essays/niven-rings.html
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