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Note: haven't watched the video (I might). Using muons as catalyst is "old news" [0], it didn't seem to work well enough in experiments. It was used by Arthur C
by RBerenguel 5y ago
Note: haven't watched the video (I might). Using muons as catalyst is "old news" [0], it didn't seem to work well enough in experiments. It was used by Arthur C. Clarke as the energy source for the ships in 2061: Odyssey III
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon-catalyzed_fusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon-catalyzed_fusion
- jcims 5y agoOh wow! Thank you for this! I clearly didn't understand the mechanism that Alexander was discussing, definitely not that the change the atom was sufficient for it to effectively self-fuse and release the muon afterwards. So all we need for a Mr Fusion on our Delorean is a portable muon gun. :P Edit: Video from MinutePhysics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDfB3gnxRhc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDfB3gnxRhc
- RBerenguel 5y agoIIRC creating muons is not that hard, but the fusion ratio was too small anyway. I still think combining it with some weak containment might work… I guess it doesn't and this is why it's not worked on anymore
- jcims 5y agoYeah I don't know anything at all but it does make me wonder if you could use the energy created by the muon-catalyzed fusion to push a lower-temp hot plasma into fusing over the edge. Almost like hierarchical catalysis of fusion. Again per your observation, if it had any value we would do it so i'm missing one to many major things. I just enjoy thinking about it.