Reply To: Fusion Oil

[Convergence]

If no one ever tells you, I will, you sharing your insights, knowledge, and perspectives are greatly appreciated. I have been closely following these sights since I think about 2007 and spent many enjoyable hours reviewing different posts and papers(when they aren’t behing paywalls). I am of the opinion that Eric Lerner is truely a visionary and his work is keystone that leads to many possiblilities. It is not the device but the plasma structure and process that is important. The inward decaying plasmoid is the key. We don’t have gravity to work with so EM forces are the most logical substitute. I have run accross a couple of papers describing mathmatic models of the process of the inward decay of a plasmoid and how the filaments and there coalescence are important(sometimes I can only comprehend the abstract). The models may or may not be accurate but it seems to make sense from a conceptual point of view. The struggle with filament formation is one of the many reasons that I think this research is likely to lead to useful breakthroughs. I agree with you about the tokamak and the ITER. I can’t imagine how those programs ever get to a viable process. A keystone can unlock a multitude of potentials.