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Wouldn’t the theoretical maximum output of a Dyson sphere (the entire output of a star) dwarf that of doing fusion yourself locally?
by sgillen 5y ago
Wouldn’t the theoretical maximum output of a Dyson sphere (the entire output of a star) dwarf that of doing fusion yourself locally?
- ncmncm 5y agoIf you were using that much energy you would have the much bigger problem of disposing of all the waste heat afterward. You could not do that close to a star.
- freemint 5y agoNot necessarily as some stars are wasteful (use energy to fuse bigger atoms) or have material in the core it can't fuse. If you are just concerned with energy output per mass you can do better artificially in theory