Redshift Rendezvous
by John E. Stith · first published 1990
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Aboard the hyperspace liner Redshift, the first sign of trouble is the apparent suicide of a passenger. When first officer Jason Kraft discovers that she was murdered, Kraft wants to know why. Before long, a desperate group of people tries to use the hyperspace craft for their evil purposes, and Kraft is the only person in their way. From the PASSENGER GUIDE. WARNING: Read This Guide Before Boarding the Redshift. The environment aboard a hyperspace craft is quite safe as long as you are careful. The management reminds you that the speed of light on board this craft is ten meters per seco
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I remember reading a science fiction novel based on a similar idea perhaps 20 years ago. It was pretty good. http://www.amazon.com/Redshift-Rendezvous-John-Stith/dp/1880...
on “A Slower Speed of Light” ↗Also see Redshift Rendezvous by John E. Stith. It's a novel, not a tutorial, but relativistic effects play a major part at several points.
on “A Slower Speed of Light (2012)” ↗They got "Redshift Rendezvous"! Great! For those who haven't read it, spaceships create an environment where the speed of light is much slower - the write-up says 30 m/s; my memory is that it's more like 10 m/s, because people were…
on “Science Fiction Stories with Good Astronomy and Physics: A Topical Index” ↗Redshift Rendezvous (I forget who wrote it) has alternate physics you can step into where the speed of light is 30 m/s. You can get relativistic effects while jogging. (I mean, I guess that's just the same physics with…
on “Ask HN: Is there any fiction that's based on a world with different physics?” ↗Another recommendation for Redshift Rendezvous. It REALLY is science fiction, and not just fiction (most things classified "sci-fi" these days are pure fantasy; where's the science in e.g. Star Wars?). It's a good story, (acceptably) good science…
on “A Slower Speed of Light” ↗It's called Redshift! wow.. I just finished reading the sci-fi book a few weeks ago - "Redshift Rendezvous" by John E Stith. I wonder if this is where the name comes from? In the book Redshift is the name of the space ship that runs cargo mission through folded space, the obvious problem that since you are…
on “Amazon Announces new Data Warehousing Product” ↗I don't know about an RTSG, but I have seen it in a novel: Redshift Rendezvous.
on “JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All over the Early Universe” ↗The book Redshift Rendezvous from 1990 explores this idea. (TBH the story is a little clunky, but if you like to see someone look at the physics in depth, it's pretty interesting.) https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1382560.Redshift_Rend...
on “Show HN: What if the speed of light was 5 km/h?” ↗