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Could be a one-shot Dyson Sphere designed to capture the energy of a supernova. Like an advanced civilization's version of a nuclear explosion-pumped X-ray lase
by speakeron 7y ago
Could be a one-shot Dyson Sphere designed to capture the energy of a supernova. Like an advanced civilization's version of a nuclear explosion-pumped X-ray laser[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_laser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray_laser
- adrianN 7y agoI think if you're at that level of technology you'd rather make sure that the star doesn't explode and eject a bunch of valuable fuel into deep space.
- bloopernova 7y agoThat would be an interesting thought exercise for brains better than mine: if you are a civilization capable of building a physical barrier around an entire stellar system, what is the best way to generate energy? I wonder if it would be something to do with neutron stars or magnetars?
- adrianN 7y agoThe best way I know is creating small artificial black holes, feeding them matter at just the right rate and harvesting the Hawking radiation. That's actually a lot easier than building a Dyson sphere. https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.1803 https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.1803
- raverbashing 7y agoI think that if you have the technology to capture the energy of a supernova you probably don't need to capture it.