Dyson Dots: Changing the solar constant to a variable with photovoltaic lightsails

2012/11/15 by Robert G. Kennedy, Kenneth I. Roy, D.E. Fields +1 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Climate Change and Geoengineering #Planetary Science and Exploration #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life

paper · doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2012.10.022

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