Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Hasler Newsgroups: sci.physics Subject: Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:02:19 -0600 Organization: Dancing Horse Hill Lines: 12 Message-ID: <87cy2nfdlg.fsf@sugarbit.com> References: <10lnf3n$3mhoh$1@dont-email.me> <10lnvsv$3u6hb$1@dont-email.me> <10loqja$7i98$1@dont-email.me> <10lp9rc$oge5$1@gwaiyur.mb-net.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:08:04 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8fbd0fc41a3d9ff7c5cf58121ab0f4a7"; logging-data="732165"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/cxY1ttkoq7Uxy8HalG84reFrOlYoqFak=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:dQh/fsD+cF6BSTZmKXSc5NbVu/U= sha1:NEBPbNSN/Vnp2M/9IUo6ZdlNpvc= Xref: csiph.com sci.physics:895026 Ian wrote: > You also need a large _gradient_ of magnetic field. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn writes: > What is that even supposed to mean? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_moment#Force_on_a_moment -- John Hasler john@sugarbit.com Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA