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JamesTWood t1_iwn4tsm wrote

my hypothesis is that higher dimensional phenomena are interacting with the plasma and causing destabilization. i don't think we'll crack fusion until we're able to account for the higher dimensional physics at play, and we won't do that with 3D+1 experiments alone. we're flatlanders trying to make a sphere

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the_zelectro t1_iwn99j9 wrote

Come back to me when your fourth dimension wants to interact, and doesn't have to be folded into the size of a walnut

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the_zelectro t1_iwof69z wrote

Einstein's handling of a fourth dimension is one thing. He wrapped time and space together, and I'm fine with his model.

A fourth spatial dimension, as string theory and its ilk propose?? I'm not into it

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[deleted] t1_iwogae4 wrote

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the_zelectro t1_iwogjyh wrote

Sure, but evidence does. There's no evidence, therefore making bold predictions on how it relates to fusion is just insane.

I do hope a theoretical breakthrough resolves our issues with fusion. I do not think that we're at the liberty to act like we know what that breakthrough is though

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