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by dch24
Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:42 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Heat - Thermal Pollution
Replies: 12
Views: 11511

We conducted an audit of Chapter 8 of the IPCC’s WG1 Report. We found enough information to make judgments on 89 out of the total of 140 principles. The forecasting procedures that were used violated 72 principles. Many of the violations were, by themselves, critical. We have been unable to identif...
by dch24
Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:47 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell and Proliferation
Replies: 39
Views: 42914

The answer to neutrons is ITER will generate 1,000 times as many for the same power output. Also, medical neutron generators using IEF or similar processes (not running at breakeven) are used all the time. If they are not already posing a threat as a source of neutrons for enrichment, how would the...
by dch24
Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:49 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Virtual Polywell
Replies: 468
Views: 197500

Hi drmike,

fusion.pdf looks good. I'm a programmer (well, an EE), not a physicist, so I'm reading it to understand the program, not checking the physics or math. But I did notice: permeability is misspelled permiability on page 1, if you find that helpful.
by dch24
Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:05 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Dr. Bussard's Final Interview
Replies: 53
Views: 44624

Well, controlling Uranium/Plutonium refining is something. It takes a large, specialized plant to get it up to even the lowest weapon grade. Although, shipping refined uranium from anywhere it is already being made throws that out the window, in my opinion. It's too easy to bribe somebody to pilfer ...
by dch24
Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: Two Manifolds
Replies: 28
Views: 19784

MSimon, If mass is energy in the "other manifold" then it makes perfect sense that it travels close to the speed of light (relativistic speeds), like energy in our three dimensions travels at relativistic speeds. However, I think the "other" 3 dimensions you describe would seem -- by some person who...
by dch24
Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:14 am
Forum: General
Topic: Developing local groups
Replies: 6
Views: 6971

Anywhere west of Colorado. (I'm currently working in California, but just out of college and very flexible.)
by dch24
Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Focus Fusion at Google Tech Talk
Replies: 36
Views: 24266

I didn't see a response to the question. Bump. Are they using for that comparison the WB-5 results or those obtained with WB-6? For Polywell they use as latest experimental results: n =10^14 (1/cc) tau = 2.3·10^(-7) s. T = 10^5 eV n·tau = 2.3·10^7 n·tau·T= 2.3·10^12 Neutrons = 10^5 --> this data see...