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| View Larger Image | Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics | Paperbackby Martha D Trustee (Author)
| List Price: | $18.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | IUniverse | | Page Count: | 276 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 12, 2001 | | Sales Rank: | 893,288rd |
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Product Description
For nearly four decades the fictional spaceships of the "Star Trek" universe have been powered by antimatter. But antimatter is not science fiction, and neither is the idea of using it for space propulsion. In Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics, renowned physicist Dr. Robert L. Forward and science writer Joel Davis show why, and how. Mirror Matter is the answer to the skeptics who say that using antimatter is too risky, too difficult, or too expensive. Forward and Davis describe how to make, capture, store, and use antimatter. Mirror Matter explains, step-by-step, how to greatly improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of antimatter production; how antimatter can be captured and safely stored until it is used; and how it can improve the propulsion capability of interplanetary rocket engines by one to two orders of magnitude. If the solar system is to one day be our big backyard, it will come about using "mirror matter" for space propulsion. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 4 reviews)
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A plan for anti-matter mass production by Vince Page (Brookshire, TX USA)  5 Stars
September 04, 2008
The author proposes very realistic ways to achieve the mass production of anti-matter, and shows that the mass ratios involved with any other propellant cannot possibly be used for long distance space travel. The author proposes several types of anti-matter rocket engines that would undoubtedly produce very fast space travel, but others -- most notably Andrew Bender in his book entitled, "SlipString Drive" -- have proposed other concepts that may take us beyond the speed of light using anti-matter. I would recommend reading "Mirror Matter" first, followed by "SlipString Drive".
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Very Good Book to Get Interest about Anti Matter by Ashutosh (Quest of Knowledge) 5 Stars
October 10, 2007
This Book is a Book, where we can learn about the History of Anti Matter. Also it creates Interest to Research on Anti Matter. As we know Anti Matter is the Future Energy Source.
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Matter Versus Anti-Matter by Bettye Johnson (Pacific Northwest) 5 Stars
August 02, 2007
An intriguing concept that authors Forward and Davis have written in terms that a lay person can understand. Star Trek captured the imagination of millions of viewers and now they can find out what made
Star Trek tick with space propulsion. I highly recommend this book. Bettye Johnson, award-winning author, Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls.
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Excellent book by Robert (CA USA) 5 Stars
June 21, 2003
This is a great book and has changed my life you should try it.
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