Fissioning particel A releases 10 J of energy. 1 J of energy is required to synthesize fissile particle B which again releases 10 J of energy, and so on. I dunno! It's interesting to think about. — TheMadFool
That would be very handy indeed. — Cartuna
Indeed but the chances are that we're daydreaming. I'm just intrigued by the mathematical model for population growth - allegedly exponential. — TheMadFool
If one kg fission material could produce 2kg of it and this is used again for energy, your input is exponential, as well as your output — Cartuna
Yes. Is it possible? 1→2→4→8...1→2→4→8... We have the math ready, as it were, to find a physical phenomenon to latch on to. — TheMadFool
If so why can't we replicate it? — TheQuestion
Our Universe is supposed be an example of a closed system with a finite amount of energy in existence. — TheQuestion
Because it involves a singularity, the big crunch. How would you do that in a lab? Create a small back hole and see what happens? — Olivier5
Who knows — Outlander
That would make black holes God's/the Universe's "recycling bins" though perhaps there's a more poignant term. — Outlander
I believe Black holes are the catalyst for the next Big Bang. — TheQuestion
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