spacecraft_thermal_power
plain-language theorem explainer
Spacecraft thermal power is fixed at the constant value 300 watts inside the flyby anomaly module. Analysts computing thermal thrust and acceleration for gravity-assist trajectories reference this value to scale the resulting force. The definition performs a direct numerical assignment with no lemmas or reductions applied.
Claim. The spacecraft thermal power is the constant value $300$ watts.
background
The Experimental.FlybyAnomaly module addresses unexpected energy changes during Earth gravity assists and reaches the verdict that standard physics suffices via thermal emission asymmetries plus gravity model updates. Spacecraft thermal power enters the downstream definitions of thermal_thrust as the base quantity multiplied by thermal_asymmetry and divided by c_speed, then feeds thermal_acceleration. The module imports Mathlib and Constants, placing the power value inside the documented range of 100-500 W.
proof idea
The declaration is a direct constant assignment of the real number 300.0. No lemmas are invoked and no tactics are executed beyond the initial binding.
why it matters
This constant supplies the numerical input for the four downstream results, including bsm_not_needed which proves thermal_thrust nonnegative and concludes no BSM physics is required, and thermal_acceleration_positive. It anchors the module's claim that thermal effects can account for the anomaly magnitude, aligning with Recognition Science's approach of explaining observations from existing principles without new forces.
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