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I am definitely not a physicist by any means - as I understand it, the problem with hydrogen fission is not the amount of energy released but rather containing

I am definitely not a physicist by any means - as I understand it, the problem with hydrogen fission is not the amount of energy released but rather containing it and keeping it running stably for long periods of time, whilst using it to heat other things. Is there anything to suggest that quark fusion would make any of these problems easier, or is this too early a stage for anyone to know that yet?

lucozade 9y ago
> the problem with hydrogen fission It's actually fusion they're talking about here, not fission. > rather containing it ... You're referring to using fusion as an energy source. Here they're just talking about the energy liberated in individual collisions not in sustainable reactions. > suggest that quark fusion would make any of these problems easier The exact opposite. The article points out that there's no real chance of a chain reaction so you couldn't even produce a bomb never mind a sustainable energy source.