From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Fri May 17 2002 - 07:05:06 MDT
At 05:49 AM 5/17/02 -0700, Robert wrote:
>A normal Dyson Sphere doesn't work because, like a Niven
>Ring, its not strong enough to support itself against
>the gravitational pull of the star. But one can imagine
>a sphere that could support itself against the gravitational
>mass of a planet, moon, etc. (provided you have a way to
>pin it in place as mentioned).
Shepherd black holes in circular orbit just inside and outside the shell,
like those buggers in Saturn's rings? Or does that process only produce
stability in dust?
Damien Broderick
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