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Patientman wrote:

So that’s all very interesting but while we wait for the real scientists to work their magic, we layman like to speculate in order to entertain ourselves (it’s not like we have anything else to do 😉 )
It’s all pure speculation really… but it would sure increase awesomeness if it were possible 😉

I really like your speculation. Although some people do go off the path a bit. I hate to ask this next question and totally expose my ignorance on certain subjects. I perceive the need for certain electro-magnetic materials for passing the generation of energy, but (here it comes) could you use LARGE open ended fiber optical transmission lines to pass the energy into the chamber? I’m done, sorry.

:shut: oh, peer cruelty… well i meant no disrespect, even though this flux-compression idea may be far fetched and naive.

My last undoubtedly futile attempt to save a shred of dignity. I just found this report about laser driven magnetic flux compression for magneto-inertial fusion.
http://www.lle.rochester.edu/media/publications/lle_review/documents/v110/110_01Laser.pdf
It’s relatively recent so the stuff is actually actively researched in the context of magneto-inertial fusion. Of course that doesn’t mean it could also be used differently to pinch the plasma into a plasmoid, but still…

Anyway with this kind of response i guess it’s better to move this thread to noise. :down: