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I really hope this works. Honestly, there are a number of low-hanging fruits in fusion. More recent calculations show that, if you include the kinetic energy
by nynx 5y ago
I really hope this works.
Honestly, there are a number of low-hanging fruits in fusion.
More recent calculations show that, if you include the kinetic energy of the muons, Muon-catalyzed fusion may be net positive [0]. This LCF stuff is a low-hanging fruit too——ignored for many decades because scientists didn't want to hurt their reputations.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon-catalyzed_fusion#Alternative_estimation_of_breakeven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon-catalyzed_fusion#Alternat...
- was_a_dev 5y agoDo those revised calculations take into the energy requirements for generating the muons? The wikipedia article doesn't appear to give a clear answer