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There are some sources that discuss the idea here: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-stellar-engines https://sites.google.com/view/sources-stellar-engines
by est31 4y ago
There are some sources that discuss the idea here:
https://sites.google.com/view/sources-stellar-engines https://sites.google.com/view/sources-stellar-engines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3y8AIEX_dU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3y8AIEX_dU
- voldacar 4y agothe Caplan engine is quite nice! Assuming there is no need to move the solar system, it seems advantageous to dispense with the dyson sphere and just use the mechanism described to siphon out mass from the sun to directly power fusion reactors. Even a perfect dyson sphere captures <1% of the energy released by the sun's nuclear fusion.