Never thought I'd hear the sentence 'As cold as 10 million degrees'

Did anybody solve the problem of Muon stickiness to the He4 resulting nucleus? Because in the 1990s, when I was doing my Ph.D. in (Laser) Inertial Confinement Fusion, this was an unsolved issue. The lifetime of Muon was too short to catalyze the number of D-D or D-He3 reactions to produce enough energy to produce more new Muons (and keep all the ancillary systems powered up). In this case, the mechanism for Muon formation via Kaon decay, is even less efficient - especially considering how bad lasers are in converting their external excitation energy into optical energy at the properly tuned frequencies. AFAIK, Muon catalyzed Fusion was a neat SCIENTIFIC effect from the 1950s, but later demonstrated to be an unworkable TECHNICAL Fusion scheme. I always had hope than someday, through some discoveries in Quark Plasma Physics, some mechanism may be found to achieve Catalytic Nuclear Fusion, but Muon Catalysis never worked. Being educated as a High Energy Density physicist, not a Nuclear one, I cannot say more. Full references, please!

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, it was found that when the thermal energy of the muons themselves was factored in, the process proved to already have a net output, though 3 to 5 times the released energy would have to circulate internally. The remaining problem was an efficient muon source, now solved.

@Tordogor

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx References? You are saying the same that the Wikipedia article. Even if the numbers for the alpha-sticking factor are better (0.3-0.5% instead of the earlier 1%), the muon short lifetime and the energy of formation make the net energy production via fusion at least 1 to 2 orders of magnitude lesser than that needed for technical breakeven. Using lasers or e-beams to produce Rydberg matter is going to be a VERY inefficient way to do it. Really powerful Nd:Glass lasers are 0.4% plug efficient. Excimers are not better. Both emit in very specific frequencies that are not neccesarily tuned to those for Rydberg phase changing on Deuterium. Any frecuency conversion is not better than 50% efficient, and being a 4-wave quantum optical non-linear process. It is a high-power, low energy process very difficult to model in theory and humoungously expensive to implement technically. Muons made this way are not going to be cheaper than those made with high beam current specifically designed particle accelerators. When I was a grad student (early 1990s) the designer of Shiva (the LLNL first ICF machine that appeared in the first 'Tron' movie) told me that Laser ICF would be technically workable when Solid State ('diode' type) Lasers - that can be up to 90+ % efficient in their current low-power/low-energy state-of-the-art. Nice for Blue-Ray SF movies - to the Terawatt/Gigajoule required. That was expected for today times. Have you seen one of them yet? Even for this scheme you may need MW/KJ at best. With lasers and fusion it has been always the worst ... for 7 decades. From your video, it is not clear how muons - NUCLEAR particles associated to the Weak force - result from EM processes. As I am an ignoramus on Electro-Weak HE Physics, cannot say anything until I see some refereed references. Then my best friend - a former HEP grad and a Kerbalist fan - may educate me. Sorry, but after 40 years on the Plasma/Fusion/HEDP racket, I am very jaded about extraordinary paper (or Video) claims on Propulsion and Power devices. You must be as young as I was in my 1982 YT thumbnail photo! I was very excitable about these things at that tender age. Again, publish references for credibility. The Angry Astronaut does that very well, even when it is clear he has not a solid formal STEM education.

@Peoples_Republic_of_Cotati

3 жыл бұрын

@@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate Surely Bistromathics can solve this problem.

@antaresmc4407

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tordogor the muons are formed from the UDD fusion reaction, which is pretty iffy, given that only 1 team has worked with UDD and its not very clear how to reproduce accurately, explain or how it behaves well, according to the reviews Ive seen and my rather very limited knowledge. I cant say anything, but itd iffy in my view...

@antaresmc4407

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx continuing with the comment above, because that part is both a criticism to the video and some discussion. Textwall warning :P Id like to first touch on the engine design. I cant get away with what its specs are, because there are several different points made, and a bit vague, with only numbers in the Isp that I am skeptic of btw... Its mentioned that is very scalable, which goes heavily against my understanding on fusion tech, but I have very little idea of cold fusion, so fair, Im not gonna gef there. It claims aneutronicity on D-D reactions, which is absolute bust, and I dont buy that a powerful magnetic trap will deflect neutrons, like wtf @AsteronX does that mean, did I miss something? That doesnt work this way... So I am gonna use regular D-D figures to estimate its specs and neglect bremstrahlung (butchered) loses because its cold fusion and shouldnt be too important: The models and explainations imply an internal reaction engine, so all neutral particle energy is absorbed. That and a Ve of .08c, which is over the theoretical max of D-D lol, but I guess thats accounting for lack of b-word loses I guess? Idk, benefit of doubt as Im too lazy rn to calculate. That means that we have a thrust power of very roughly 1/3MW/N, plus whatever the hugely inefficient muon mechanism uses. Im gonna assume 1/2MW/N as an estimate of all the heat of the engine, power systems and stuff to run it, as its an easy number. For a 1 ton engine you need to produce 50GW to reach a TWR of 1, and Im telling you a fusion engine and much less the radiators required are gonna be included in that weight. So there is no way its both high thrust and Isp. @AsteronX, bruh, dont do such claims b4 calculating it, the formulas are super simple in that case :/ And again, Id like to know where tf comes the aneutronicity... Id also like to add a critic of small details that really bother me because they look poorly researched. First, lets make a point about the nozzle, being completely flat like this you get little advantage of the magnets you use and you create an inefficient nozzle, but thats aminor detail. Id also like to touch on when you mentioned radioactivity spreading to the crew quarters like if it was a virus. I hope you realized this is completely wrong, its true that nuclear reactions generate lots of neutrons that can cause activation, but those activated parts (generally) make no more neutrons, so the reactor just trashes itself over time without the radiation escaping assuming its properly shielded, and in a century or so you have to replace the walls as are damaged and slightly radioactive. The worst part of this thing is that thats not what you meant, because you are using deuterium fusion, that is multiple times more neutronic than fission, and with nastier high energy neutrons! WHY? That was unnecesary and makes me think you might need more research if this is a serious publication, sorry if Im not being thd most polite, but I took this as serious, or shouldnt I? (This is not sarcasm, Im legit asking, sorry, Im not great with English c:) I have seen a bunch of stuff that goes differently to what I think I know, could you provide some references and extra reading, please? Thank you in advance :D Specially in the rocket design part as my kowledge of QM is rather limited, so I cant really talk about the fusion/annihilation part, that is what the listed articles talk about. Im reading them though Also, there are probably typos I missed, that was written in a phone late in the night :P

I think this drive would be far to slow for interstellar travel but it would be great for trips even all the way out to the Kuiper belt

@nil981

3 жыл бұрын

Tbf even light speed is slow for interstellar travel.

@masonman_2113

3 жыл бұрын

@@nil981 Light Speed or near light speed is still fast enough for travel to nearby stars. Alpha Centauri, Barnards Star, and Sirius.

@nicosmind3

3 жыл бұрын

8% seems fast and ok to me. As an individual 100 years is a long time, but as spieces its nothing. We could build a huge ship to take humans to our closest stars and it would be able to get to Alpha Centuri in 50 years. Thats a 1 way journey for sure, but once the tech has been well tested and is safe then its not out of the question that people would want to make it

@fraznofire2508

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicosmind3 imagine getting on that ship at 16, getting to the planet at 66 and find humans are already there because they built faster ships and just passed you 😂

@icecold9511

3 жыл бұрын

@@masonman_2113 only the closest ones, for exploration purposes. For practical regular use, a trip can only last weeks or months.

So this engine could get to Voyager 1 at top speed in 11 days, that's crazy.

@danielhalip

3 жыл бұрын

I would love a trip to the mars

At least someone trying!

@anthonychristofferson1535

3 жыл бұрын

True

@joeboxter3635

3 жыл бұрын

Still who knows. When we voyage into space, we may run into someone who has far more advanced technology. To paraphrase a visionary: We do these things not because they are easy. We do them because they are hard.

@gameresearch9535

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, a new theoretical warp drive. - Be sure to read the "video description" above the comments, under the video, when watching the video for some very important information. The guy behind this theoretical warp drive is going to be talking about it live on March 18th, 2021. On youtube "As the time of this message." 1. Go to my channel and find the "About" tab, read the info there and click the link, you might have to click on the words "created playlists". 2. Find a playlist there about STL slower than light and faster than light propulsion, watch the video in that playlist about a new theoretical warp drive and read the *video description*. Be sure to let the asteronx know about this. The video goes live today March 18th, 2021. "As the time of this message". I would give a link, but his videos don't allow it, so the steps are all I can do for now.

@GComas-jn2yc

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, someone is trying to put words into action. If successful, Starfleet Academy is a must have.

Congratulations, you just invented the Impulse Engine. Now all we need is a functional Warp Core.

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

We're working on both. When we are able to, we post a video about the new warp coil as well.

@A..T..M..

2 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx perdon por no saber hablar ingles no se podria recojer toda la enerjia liberada en rayos gamma resultado de la reaccion nuclear para combertirla en electrisidad y luego llebarla a una boquilla secundaria para acelerar aun mas el plasma?

@brycewade4033

2 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx Translation from ​@Nelson Maldonado Couldn't all the energy released in gamma rays resulting from the nuclear reaction be collected to convert it into electricity and then take it to a secondary nozzle to further accelerate the plasma?

@pauldunlop1660

2 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx Bless you, Scotty!

@carlousmagus5387

Жыл бұрын

@@brycewade4033 I don't see why not.

So exciting to think that people are actually working on products like this... Thank you!

No need to waste this thing for interstellar travel, considering we'll need to focus on baby steps first from our cradle. This'd be perfect though for getting further into the Sol System.

@Swindle1984

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be satisfied with using NERVA, to be honest, or the Orion Drive, to start mining asteroids, building O'Neill Island 3 space colonies, and exploring the outer solar system. An engine that can get 8% of lightspeed would be great for sending probes to nearby star systems though, much less exploring and colonizing the solar system.

@Gunni1972

2 жыл бұрын

3 stage rocket, Solid/solid/ Ion drive first stage in high orbit, 2nd directional thrust for speed.,3rd stage ion drive for slingshot via jupiter or sun. might take a year or two to get out of solar system.

At 8% lightspeed, it would take 45 years to reach Proxima Centauri. That is how long some NASA missions like Voyager have lasted. A long time, but not inconcievable.

@FablestoneSeries

Жыл бұрын

Richard Dinan plans to do the trip in 11 years. What this video doesn't explain is through constant acceleration of G1 forces you can not only simulate gravity, but you can constantly accelerate until you reach the midpoint, then turn around and begin decelerating. The trip is reduced to just 11 years. His hope is to eventually reach top speeds closer to 35-40% the speed of light or higher. There are other problems however. The Korean Space agency did some theoretical tests back in 2016 that suggested micro meteors aren't as great concern as we once thought, and that a 1 inch shield would be sufficient in protecting the ship, however the shield would gradually vaporize and the radiation created from that is equal to that of the core of a nuclear reaction chamber. In other words the crew would be killed. Therefore you would need meters of shielding, (water is preferred), and that kind of weight will slow you down, and if it slows you down it means you are exposed to the already existing ambient cosmic radiation for longer periods. There seems to be no way to win here.

@solutionsforabrightfuture3579

Жыл бұрын

It would take about 3.6 days at around 400 times the speed of light.

@FablestoneSeries

Жыл бұрын

@@solutionsforabrightfuture3579 in order to create a warp bubble the size of the Enterprize it would require more energy than the entire Earth produces in 10 million years.

@anekdoche7055

Жыл бұрын

wait, what about relativistic effects?

@FablestoneSeries

Жыл бұрын

@@anekdoche7055 for the crew it feels a fraction less. Richard Dinan plans to travel at 35%-40% the speed of light. The trip can be made in 11 years. But there are other problems. recent projections say that the radiation they would receive would be higher than standing inside a nuclear reaction chamber. We won't be sending humans there ever, and just need to accept that, because no matter the technology it would be a one way death sentence. Even if they managed to get there alive, unless the destination is 100% habitable when they arrive the trip is a death sentence. And alpha centauri has no atmosphere and is tidally locked and its year is 11 days long. we can't live there. this constant conversation about going there is absurd. All our attention should be focused solely on Scorpii18, the nearest twin star to Sol.

It's a great advancement for the generation ship. 50 years to Alpha Centauri vs. 100 or more. If only someone would solve the tachyon puzzle so we can do this in multiples of lightspeed someday.

@readhistory2023

3 жыл бұрын

It all depends on how fast it goes from 0 mph to it's max speed. At light speed it take 4 years to get there if the engine goes from 0 mph to light speed instantly, and not stopping once you get there. According to their math the engine can do 8%C plus so I'm going to use 10% to make it simple. At 10% C it will take the ship 40 years to get there and it still won't be stopping. If it can get it up to 10% and cruise at that speed faster than the halfway point then the 40 year trip is possible since that would allow you to slow with less than half the distance to Alpha. If it can't do that then we're still looking at least 80 years. There's one other thing that wasn't brought up is the time dialation effects on the crew going 10% C. There would be a slowing of time for the crew so they wouldn't experience the 80 year trip lasting 80 years. How much less time I have no idea. If they only experience 8 years for every 80 years for us then the ship wouldn't even have to be a generational ship. Again it depends how fast the engine gets up to 10% of light speed. Anyone know the math?

@Cam-ho7zs

Жыл бұрын

Time dilation is minimal until you reach over 50% the speed of light and even then until you reach over 80% it isnt all that big. At 10% you would experience most of the 80years.

Wow!!!...is all I can really say. I didn't understand any of this, but still watched every second of the video in complete, and utter AWE!!!!

EXCELLENT explanation of this highly technical concept. I look forward to future vids on this. Just subbed.

The fact that its anuetronic is pretty big. That means you wont need kilometers of distance or heavy shielding to protect crew from being cooked alive by nuetron radiation. If possible, it vastly reduces cost and complexity of the vessel as well as making the logistics of getting it to orbit less strenuous. Pretty exciting stuff!

@rigen97

3 жыл бұрын

Can't it just be fired and launched from normal launchpad? if it has minimal or even zero neutron emission, it could potentially be safe enough to use in atmosphere.

congrats to professor Holmlid, he cracked it!

I remember hearing something similar I think it's a antimatter catalyzed Fusion drive or whatever but the company hasn't done anything in like I think seven something years so I'm really glad that you guys are trying to revive this concept

Put that thing on my Ford Raptor

@1000yoeyoe

3 жыл бұрын

nahhh gotta do a Ford fucking Ranger lol

Good news for interplanetary, travel who knows what we might discover out there on the future. 😎

Thanks for pioneering the engine and propulsion technology

GREAT video.. thank you so much for sharing

The amount of electrical power to sustain this engine is so great that at our technical level you would need a very powerful fission reactor so best wishes

Research papers about the process have been added to the video description, thanks. ((Let's make one thing clear, this is a design concept, and, we will not be giving away trade secrets.)) www.nist.gov - Neutron Trapping Demonstrated for First Time at NIST: www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2000/01/neutron-trapping-demonstrated-first-time-nist#:~:text=The%20magnetic%20fields%20hold%20the,beamline%20to%20the%20neutron%20trap. Cold Fusion: atom-ecology.russgeorge.net/2016/04/03/cold-fusion-real-revolutionary-ready/

@n.g.s1mple29

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@giorgosz

3 жыл бұрын

You should talk adout the supercooled electromagnet propulsion

@robertcole7874

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine running into space dust at that speed. That ship better have a strong shield

@robertcole7874

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what a light pointed towards a solar style sail could eventually get up to.

@oberonpanopticon

19 күн бұрын

Yes you’re definitely going to actually make this thing 😂 Is “trade secrets” code for “we don’t actually have any details” these days?

Thank you for your dedication to us as a species. I hope my daughters will someday be aboard a ship powered by an engine like this.

@Gunni1972

2 жыл бұрын

And i hope, she doesn't Have to be.

Thankyou for providing such an inspirational video. I always hated chemical engines due to its low efficiency and huge amount of fuel that is required. The Fusion is the future and its great to see that you have taken it to another level!

@asteronx

10 ай бұрын

And we're constantly perfecting the design.

I like your sense of humor. "At least, that's the plan".

Nice vid! Hey, I was wondering, what do you guys think of Isaac Arthur? You think you'll ever do a collab?

@PlayGamesFreak

3 жыл бұрын

Would be epic

@huntercameron930

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta start an Isaac army lmao.

Great idea! One thing though.. Time dilation is another factor. We fly out there and approach light speeds on the return to earth everything and everybody you ever knew will be gone into the past. Newer, more advanced spacecraft will fly past your now antiquated rig. We need some kind of time dilation compensation technology. Warp drive maybe..

@Barabel22

3 жыл бұрын

8% is not fast enough for time dilation to have any meaningful issues for either the crew or outside observers. Even up to 90-95%...it’s when you get to 99% and beyond, where issues creep up.

@SerBallister

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barabel22 Yikes, it would take 56 years (~4.5ly / 0.08) to reach Alpha Centauri (*if you accelerate/deaccelerate instantly).

@Lindalkidd

3 жыл бұрын

See Heinlein's "Time for the Stars" for a graphic example of technology literally catching up to early starships

Nice music at the end guys. you have good taste.

Thanks for your videos, I deeply appreciate you. Best wishes. Ad astra.🌟🌟✨✨

Can't wait to hear your theory video. Love your channel! Btw what areas of Physics you recommend we go into in University to study and develop technology like what you have shown in your videos? Your videos have inspired me and I wish to help in the development of such Tech. Your podcast on safe-science completely opened my mind.

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We would recommend particle physics and electromagnetism for starters, but it also hinges on your interest and natural talents, not to forget intuition which plays a large role. Within the description of each video we provide links to the relevant papers, we would suggest that you read them, familiarize yourself with the works of these scientists such as Dr. David H. Froning, Dr. Takaaki Musha, Mario J. Pinheiro, et cetera.

@AngelHernandez-yj8tj

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx Thank you so much!

This is really and I mean REALLY cool! Do you have specs like TTW ration, ISP, energy requirements ect?

This might be the best factual space lullabie I've ever watched/heard. The factually correct script, the excellent narration, the music choise. The general pacing and visuals. I'm quite infamous for rarely (if ever) giving praise.. But dear space Jesus. Imma go do something I've never done before and contribute. #SpaceSimp.. Jokes aside.. I'm babeling, but without words to say how much much I loved this.

A good idea for a sub-light engine! I hope it come to fruition, at least it would make more feasible for local interestelar travel. Who knows, maybe this engine will conquer the Solar System one day. Good luck with your guys project!

I sure hope that the Muon Catalyzed Aneutronic Fusion Drive comes with Muon Catalyzed Aneutronic Fusion BRAKES...

Thank you !

Hello, great video. Question? What minimum thrust output would you like a new engine prototype to produce before you will have the engine tested at an independent testing facility?

Very interesting and informative. Thank you.

That story with a dangerous radioactive fission reactor I've hear too many times to count... It doesn't have to be in the same closed space of the ship where the crew lives... It can be installed further away at the tail of the ship, and separated by vacuum... and since space is being already highly radioactive ... the reactor won't have any influence on the crew since they are shielded anyway.

Well, they look like they would be pretty comfortable attached to a Y-Wing fighter.

Excellent stuff

This sounds like it could be the quantum leap we need in engine development for space exploration. Combustion engines will never get us out of the inner solar system. You should produce one asap, put it on a small probe and sent it to Alpha Centauri. At 8% speed of light, it should get there in a lifetime..but not ours. As long as you can slow it down when it gets there, and it can send data back..future folk will truly get to see another star system and planets. Wonderful stuff...i wish you well.

I love that my favorite ship design was featured in this. The spherical ones.

Nice, good luck.

Excellent staged probe proposition for stellar exploration. 15 to 20% sol maybe with 2 or 3 stages.

is there a way to express this as specific impulse? What sort of thrust would you imagine could be attained?

I would love to see it on a gardener ship. I'd love to be on that ship as well.

@altha-rf1et

2 жыл бұрын

or a O'Neal cylinder 5 miles long with the interior a garden to supply food for the people

How come I haven’t heard about this anywhere else in the news recently, it feels like it should be everywhere

@MidnightSt

3 жыл бұрын

because it's nothing than a concept, using some tech that doesn't actually exist yet.

@danielhalip

3 жыл бұрын

concept is smth its like making a draw so it is possible

Beautiful mechanics

This drive is going to look nice near Ion Drives and VASIMR Drives. I like it. It is not that fast of course but considering this technology is new i am pretty sure you can advance it even further. A drive also being able to power the ship is hitting two birds with a single stone. It is an invaluable ability. Good job!

Not following how this is aneutronic when using deuterium ... any link to a paper here? Or something explaining the reactions?

@justsomeguywithoutacleveru4060

3 жыл бұрын

video description

Fusion drive engines will be useful for sublight travel and hyperdriver engines for faster than light travel

Wow this is really way better than even the ECR space propulsion system that Al Reize was working on before he passed away a few years ago. The ECR video I made for Al before he passed is still on my channel. I wish you guys all the best on this project!! :-D

If you solve this drive you have a fusion reactor for power production. Keep up the work..

Sounds great! So, I'd imagine that a spacecraft with one of these engines could get to Mars in a few hours! That would be **awesome** if it can be made to work! This would open up **asteroid-mining** too!

@miikkakangas6750

3 жыл бұрын

The thrust is low, just like ion engines. The 8 percent light speed is terminal velocity after using up all fuel.

Now if you just use that to energize dylithium crystals to power up the warp drive engines we can warp space and time to do some FTL travel.

Nice!

Impressive. Most Impressive.

Aye! Thanks mate

@herescomesthenotoriousmichael

3 жыл бұрын

@AsteronX can you do explanations about antimatter propulsion system?

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

@@herescomesthenotoriousmichael When we have the time, yes.

@herescomesthenotoriousmichael

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx sweet, no rush there tho big man! Keep it up your content are sick af.

Would be amazing to see a prototype within a decade. I wonder if SpaceX's Starship could be adapted to use this engine or at least a module which docks with a ship.

@Zachomara

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on the thrust of the vehicle. The Starship's structural integrity may not survive the tortion strain.

This may be a stupid question, but here goes anyway: It seems by the description in the video, that the engine would be throwing out ionized or easily-ionizeable particles. If that is the case, would it be possible to use a similar system to a standard Ion propulsion drive in order to accelerate the exhaust particles even further, or would that be too inefficient?

@antonellodigioia

3 жыл бұрын

Actual ion engine have low thrust but, using nuclear fusion energy will be possible to use helium prodused from reaction to obtain more thrust. Importart is necessary neutralize the ions out of the ship by emission of electrons.

What is the thrust and delta v for this engine? Is it a continues thrust are pulsed?

The problem with putting energy into going very fast is, that the deceleration will need a lot of energy too then... :-/

@clarke762

3 жыл бұрын

About the same amount right? If you flip and burn to slow down at some point in the middle of the journey.

@danielhalip

3 жыл бұрын

so you need 2 engines 1 in the back and 1 in the front :D

@danielhalip

3 жыл бұрын

after you finish with the back one you start the front one

@danielhalip

3 жыл бұрын

its like hyper drive exiting

@cole2839

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielhalip you just flip the ship around. It is easy to do in zero G.

Interesting concept to say the least, though I have one question. How are the mesons being produced if baryon number is to be conserved?

@treasurehunter3744

3 жыл бұрын

If I understand this correctly... Proton decays --> Positron, neutrino and energy. Neutron decays --> Muon, positron, neutrino, much less energy. The positive and negative signs would cancel out for the neutron and preserve the baryon number. The positron carries the positive charge of the proton.

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

It is an annihilation-like process, the exact mechanism is still being studied, but new discoveries by others are pointed to a possible answer.

@antaresmc4407

3 жыл бұрын

@@treasurehunter3744 do protons decay? I think not in the standard model at least...

@antaresmc4407

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx that energy has to come from fusion, so whats going on? Also, be careful with UDD because its scientific validity is very doubted. Its not well understood or defined and there are no independent confirmations to my knowledge...

@Knossos22

3 жыл бұрын

@@antaresmc4407 "In particle physics, proton decay is a hypothetical form of particle decay in which the proton decays into lighter subatomic particles, such as a neutral pion and a positron.[1] The proton decay hypothesis was first formulated by Andrei Sakharov in 1967. Despite significant experimental effort, proton decay has never been observed. If it does decay via a positron, the proton's half-life is constrained to be at least 1.67×1034 years.[2]" - Don't wait for it! See Wikipedia.

The acronym even sounds good, the IPS! I like it! Let's just hope it doesn't go the way of the Alcuvier drive.... Good luck.

Very cool

Oh yeah, I like this

Would this kind of drive provide continuous thrust for a starship? If so, that would really be great! I'd love to see a fusion drive of some sort eventually end up on a SpaceX Starship, that would be the dream!

@prestonb.f.

2 жыл бұрын

That’s kinda unimaginative. A chemical big dumb booster shouldn’t have to have a fusion drive welded on.

@jdmiller82

2 жыл бұрын

@@prestonb.f. not the booster, that could remain a chemical rocket... but the second stage, the actual Starship, would benefit tremendously from a fusion drive, especially if it can provide continuous thrust.

@prestonb.f.

2 жыл бұрын

@@jdmiller82, but you’re tacking something onto a very different system. It’s like putting a gas-powered motor onto a horse and buggy, by putting it into the horse.

Fusion is the only viable near term solution for a leap in energy production. Keep moving forward, any breakthrough will benefit humanity.

@boycefenn

3 жыл бұрын

"near term" is not something I would attribute to fusion. we've been at it for the better part of a century and the progress has been marginal. among the solutions that we have currently available fission is by far the best option to achieve the leap in energy production that we need. that said fusion would be ideal so I support continued research but we cant really count on it being achieved anytime soon

@becausereasons3168

3 жыл бұрын

@@boycefenn near term (compared to more exotic forms of energy) as in a viable option for a leap of energy production. Anything else such as anti matter are far far far in the future.

@boycefenn

3 жыл бұрын

@@becausereasons3168 ok i see what your thought process is. what you mean by long term is what i would mean by scifi.

@becausereasons3168

3 жыл бұрын

@@boycefenn indeed, near term as in the only path forward even if it's still decades or a century away. A Manhattan style project might hurry the process but that would make too much sense for any government to try.

Thank you

Slap it on a Starship!

@danielhalip

3 жыл бұрын

we wanna see that then crash it in voyager 1

Asteronx is back on track

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

We were never off track, behind the scenes we're working our _________ off with, pretty much 12 hour days, 7 days a week, except for when we fall down instantly asleep from exhaustion :) LOL

@harikrishnanks9366

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx you guys are underrated...Love your videos

@jailizzy75

2 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx Who are the owners of AsteronX?

Nice vid, will you do update videos on weekly or two week basis?

Where do you produce the power for the lasers and magnetic bottle confinement? All you are showing here is the method of producing reaction thrust particles. Is there a low mass nuclear reactor with no shielding for electricity generation ?

This engines could cut the transit time from Earth to Mars to 36-45min. That is amazing if it works. Problem I see is acceleration. How much thrust would this generate hypothetical and how would it be controlled? What is the chances of a runaway reaction? And waste product?

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

No possibility of runaway, and only helium as a waste product.

Wait, would this not make a fusion power plant possible?

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct. So far you are the first and only one to see this. Our fusion reactor is based on this process as well.

@seditt5146

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx How do you propose we generate Muons cheep enough to make it worth it?

@TCBYEAHCUZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx Would love to know how you solve the alpha sticking problem, based on your video it implies to me you somehow can make muons more cheaper and thus brute force the sticking problem?

While traveling at 8% c would certainly be convenient for inter-solar travel and it would be a significant step in the right direction for interstellar travel, have you considered the potentially catastrophic effects of running into a micro meteorite, or an ice cube or even a flake of paint from our tons of self-generated space debris, at 8% c? Going fast is great, but going fast safely is a very different matter. You’ll need a pretty sturdy “bumper.” 😉

Thank - you .

Project orion - “am I a joke to you?” Capable of 3.3% speed of light with enough bombs and that was only stopped due to test ban treaty.

@lucifercrow7050

3 жыл бұрын

inbound deceleration equals flying into nuclear bombs

@Chris-cv1ll

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucifercrow7050 or gravity assist....could use gravity deceleration from any planet or star. Turning would be a bitch though

@lucifercrow7050

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-cv1ll idk 3.3 % the speed of light we might need a couple solar systems worth of planets or stars to slow down enough

@Chris-cv1ll

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucifercrow7050 giant solar sail coming in would help a bit then stow for some gravitational atmospheric drag around a gas giant (as we would have to find one in the outer system for any real chance of long term viability) and then use the sun to slow down some more. Oh and we could still fly into the cloud of radiation as we would need to over build for interstellar radiation of which we only know what voyager one and two have sent back

@lucifercrow7050

3 жыл бұрын

​​ 9,893,151.11 miles per second. That's 3.3 % the speed of light. 25,000 miles per hour is the orbital speed of Earth. there's just no way any gravity is going to slow that down enough, maybe a supermassive black hole. 'Oumuamua that interstellar asteroid or comet was only traveling 60,000 miles per hour and our Sun couldn't hold onto it.

Whew... even 8% the speed of light is enough to get to mars within a week... Don’t forget (for those who don’t know) that Mars is 44-1 light hour away. So, say hello mars! We’re coming over!

@Zachomara

3 жыл бұрын

8% of light is enough to get to Mars within an hour. A week would be only for the acceleration and deceleration of the ship you'd be on.

It's certainly beginning to look like we will one day crack fast interstellar travel , a tougher nut to crack is going to be negating the debilitating effects of prolonged space travel on the human body , hopefully we can solve this issue too

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

It's critical, and yet, from our perspective, few seems to think this is not a critical an issue. Sending a crewed mission to Mars without the proper protective technology will be detrimental to their potentially near to long-term health. Thankfully, we are beginning to see connections between certain near-term 'needed' technologies and protecting the crew.

Muons decay very fast, how do keep a supply available? Muons are heavy, how much energy do you need to accelerate them to 0.08c?

Just don’t exceed 0.2c speed, you might get into trouble with a relativity time ticket :p

@kosovoisserbia8937

3 жыл бұрын

Actually you won't mess it up alot untill 0.9C

How would an Epstein Drive work, to be powerful and efficient? In one year, we can go near the speed of light by accelerating at one g. On truly faster, but one of the greatest ideas.

@asteronx

3 жыл бұрын

This drive will eventually have a performance similar to the 'Epstein drive' ;)

@WolfeSaber9933

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx One g of acceleration?

@WolfeSaber9933

3 жыл бұрын

@@asteronx I did the math, and to get up to 0.08c at one g takes one month to get up to speed at a start of 0 velocity.

@icecold9511

3 жыл бұрын

@@WolfeSaber9933 One of the problems for crewed vehicles. In the Expanse, gravity is usually created with acceleration. Ships are designed floor to the engine and are always under acceleration. But a boost style long journey requires centrifugal force gravity like a spinning cylinder. That means floor to the side of the ship. It also means you can't spend a month boosting at 1 g. The floor plan won't work well for both methods of gravity. Hell, the most sustained gravity practical is 3 g, still requiring a long time to get to speed. and you can't do that forever.

@WolfeSaber9933

3 жыл бұрын

@@icecold9511 Unless the floor can turn from down to the side. The US Navy has a ship with this type of design in mind, when doing research.

Sounds promising :)

Ryberg matter sounds kind of like a semi plasma, I'd be very intrested to hear more specifics about it, I'd be hapy to be sent to somewhere I can look further into it

I think that we need to understand the algorithm of the expanding of the dark matter to travel faster than light But still a good try 👍

That look like something you’d bolt on to a Y wing. Life imitating art?

I like the Gregorian Chant music. Good choice.

Does this engine use any elements of Muon Cascade or does it just exhaust the muons into space as unrecoverable particulates? Sadly, as efficient as this engine could be it is still a constant thrust engine type, not a constant acceleration engine type. Are you looking to hire? I have two constant acceleration engine designs and I'm penning down my theory on Cryogenic Crystalline Fusion and I would be interested in working with your group to help redefine certain aspects of propulsion theory.

So what you're telling me is you've basically invented the Epstein drive... Awesome!

@Lindalkidd

3 жыл бұрын

No. The Epstein drive is (or would be, if it actually worked, which it doesn't) a reactionless drive. The device shown here obeys Newton's laws and expels reaction mass to provide thrust.

@C.Sharpe

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lindalkidd I thought I read in the books that they use water for reaction mass, just the drives are so efficient they don't need to use very much

@kiefermattern917

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lindalkidd Uh no? The Epstein drive uses propellant. Did you see the thrusters in the show?

@patrickday4206

Жыл бұрын

It runs on the souls of sad children!

The MCAF Drive is a great advancement over chemical rockets. This idea will make short distance space travel feeble.

@antaresmc4407

3 жыл бұрын

I mean it has its issues, and its not a near future tech given the amount of stuff to develop. And its way too optimistic in my view...

Spread human insane way of life in the entire universe. Great goal!

Would this work for muon image capture?

24 million miles a second. Imagine if we went that fast. We'd reach mars in 7 hours. Weeks to get to pluto. And we can get to centauri in about 40 or so years. Thats phenomenal

@rickelleman6613

3 жыл бұрын

Ummm... 24 million miles per second is about 128 times the speed of light. Thats more than 3 magnitudes of order faster than thus drive. And if we could go that fast, we'd get to Alpha Centauri in less than 3 weeks...

@atheistmando4976

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickelleman6613 oh? Might of mistaken it for meters.

This has my bullshit alarms going off. Muon catalyzed fusion is hardly a novel idea, and where it practical, it would have garnered a lot of attention for its potential uses in the energy sector (unless of course your engine is operating at a negative energy trade off, to which I would respond there are plenty of more efficient ways to use the energy your craft would have to carry or have beamed onto it). So either you just solved the world's energy crisis forever, or this is nothing

@brianfhunter

3 жыл бұрын

Thinking something similar here. Lots of coils, lasers and magnectic fields.... from where all this energy is coming from? another fusion reactor? Also, my bullshit alarms already turned on the very beginning by the way of speaking and chosen words.

At what rate and expense to create deuterium? Isn't that the weak link here? Taking too long to create any appreciable amount of Dt.?

Um...so...yeah. I know muon catalyzed fusion is a thing but I'm still not understanding the muon creation. how is it that the excited matter creates bec? just by evaporation? is it really possible to create a bec so close to a fusion process? and the muons are able to be focused? can you talk about the magnetic field creation. are you using superconductors?

You've lost me at "nucular"!

If muon catalyzed fusion was that easy, we would see power plants based on it all over the world.

Impressive

How would hydrogen boron aneutronic fusion reaction compare to this as regards specific impulse?