Tau Zero Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from melydia

A group of scientists are in a spaceship bound for a far planet, some thirty light-years away. And while they cannot travel faster than the speed of light, the time dilation considerably shortens their trip. Due to the mechanism driving their speed, separate engines are required for deceleration....

from betula.alba

Definitely "hard sci-fi" with plentiful theoretical scientific discussions. The factor Tao refers to the relationship between the speed of which the starship travels and the speed of light. Factoring in the increased mass derived from increased speed, time (to the outside observer) seems to pass ...

from antao

"Consider: a single light-year is an inconceivable abyss. Denumerable but inconceivable. At an ordinary speed - say, a reasonable pace for a car in megalopolitan traffic, two kilometers per minute - you would consume almost nine million years in crossing it. And in Sol's neighborhood, the stars a...

from dbsovereign

Off into the wild open space of the unknown to look for a possibly habitable planet. Part "hard" sci-fi, part space opera, but mostly hard sci-fi - the book is a bit too hard for me to give it three stars. However, because the humanity shines through I'll cave.

from betula.alba

Definitely "hard sci-fi" with plentiful theoretical scientific discussions. The factor Tao refers to the relationship between the speed of which the starship travels and the speed of light. Factoring in the increased mass derived from increased speed, time (to the outside observer) seems to pass ...