magneticDuck·hace 4 años·discussThat's not an accurate explanation, since the Oberth effect also holds for a fictitious rocket that doesn't lose mass when it thrusts.
magneticDuck·hace 4 años·discussYour fuel is measured in delta-V—the velocity you can accelerate by in an inercial reference frame—and kinetic energy scales with the square of your velocity.
magneticDuck·hace 6 años·discussJust take all the theorems about prime numbers, multiply them, and ... uh ...