Gregory Benford and Larry Niven solved the problems with Shkavdov thrusters for a propulsion system for moving stars
Gregory Benford and Larry Niven have created as a ‘modified’ Shkadov Thruster for a propulsion scheme capable of moving stars. Information from Centauri Dreams Gregory Benford describes his modified Shkadov thruster. Shipstars engines are Smart Objects–statically unstable but dynamically stable, as we are when we walk. We fall forward on one leg, then catch ourselves …