Timeline for How do you non-catastrophically reduce the mass of the Sun by half?
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| Sep 28, 2018 at 20:17 | comment | added | Justin Thyme | I see no reason for down-voting this answer. It lead me to some very useful data and calculations. Some might find it very useful. One method of starlifting could plausibly be the result of non-intelligent intervention with a bit of handwaving and the positing of a plausible natural method to obtain the method. | |
| Sep 28, 2018 at 20:05 | comment | added | Christmas Snow | @justin thyme: Good point to consider. On the other hand, the star gets dimmer and the effect must be counteracted by drawing the planet nearer to its star. | |
| Sep 28, 2018 at 19:47 | comment | added | Justin Thyme | I looked at starlifting when it was mentioned in an answer or comment to my preceding question. The references had some good calculations on what would happen to a star when a lot of mass is removed, giving me confidence that a loss of 50% is non-catastrophic if done over time. The star would self-adjust to the new mass quite nicely. My research indicates that there are at least three methods to starlift, all plausible with sufficient technology. Unfortunately for my scenario, it requires a highly intelligent intervention. For others looking for an answer for their scenario it might work. | |
| Sep 28, 2018 at 18:31 | history | edited | Christmas Snow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 28, 2018 at 18:16 | history | edited | Christmas Snow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 28, 2018 at 17:41 | comment | added | RonJohn | Violates the criteria "Should not involve intervention of some 'superior alien intelligence', but must be derived from some plausible natural event." | |
| Sep 28, 2018 at 17:25 | history | edited | Christmas Snow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 28, 2018 at 17:18 | history | answered | Christmas Snow | CC BY-SA 4.0 |