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Questions about orbital ring math from Birch 1982 paper
I have been reading the original Paul Birch paper published in JBIS 1982. I have been using this copy found here.
In particular I am wondering about generalizing the ideas, like for a different planet ...
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What does Paul Birch mean by kg * s^-1 * kg^-1?
In Paul Birch's paper, Terraforming Venus Quickly he mentions a unit kg * s^-1 * kg^-1, which I interpreted as ($\frac{kg}{kg \cdot s} = \frac{1}{s}$). This is a valid unit, representing a rate. ...
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