I have been rattling around a couple concepts in my head for interstellar travel involving using a rotating magnetic field as an propeller in the interstellar medium, I know that neutron stars often have a high speed due to their rotating magnetic fields, this is described in some detail in this science fiction book

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Egg

 

this is a magnetic sail

 

http://phys.org/news/2013-01-space-one-kilometer-long-electric-tether.html

 

other rather speculative possibilities

 

http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/54ee3dd3291c0

 

https://tauzero.aero/discoveries-log/getting-there/starship-designs/propulsion-ideas/

 

http://www.hour25online.com/Hour25_Previous_Shows_2002-02.html

 

what I am getting at is the possibility of generating a rotating magnetic field dense enough to accelerate a space craft through the interstellar medium possibly after acceleration out of the solar system with one of the previous ideas.

 

Any thoughts?

I know that neutron stars often have a high speed due to their rotating magnetic fields

 

Do you have a citation for this? Other than a work of fiction?

 

Do you have a citation for this? Other than a work of fiction?

 

 

I have read of it someplace other than that book, which is supposed to be scientifically accurate, possibly based on this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsar_kickbut that is not what I am talking about. At least I don't think so. I know I read someplace in a science magazine about the effect of a powerful rotating magnetic field being able to act as a propeller in the interstellar medium but I can't seem to find the correct key words to find it again.

 

I'll get back on it..

 

Evidently it is not feasible:

 

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20050215611.pdf

 

Which brings us back to plan magnetic sails...