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Inertial confinement or magnetic confinement? Which is a dead end? Which is the more promising path forward in 2021? Why?

• AnimalMuppet 6y ago
  I'd rather ask someone "in contact with aliens" a math question, where we could check the answer, than a question about the direction of technology which 1) gives them a binary choice (easier to fake), and 2) could result in some labs burning years of time, even if they don't blow themselves up.
  • qndreoi 6y ago
    Hence the last part of the question, "Why?" I doubt even someone with a PhD in an unrelated field could bullshit the experts in fusion research.
    • AnimalMuppet 6y ago
      "Inertial. Magnetic will be more inefficient at higher power levels, because a particle you haven't discovered yet will dampen the reaction if you use magnetic confinement. Ultimately it's because the string coupling parameters for the 3rd-dimension/8th-dimension interaction are stronger than for the 5th-dimension/7th-dimension interaction". It's an explanation that looks like probable made-up baloney, but can you be sure? Can you (or anyone) disprove it?