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Chapter 759 Q1-NTST must achieve generational dominance
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Germany.

今年4月，W7-X仿星器完成了70秒三重乘积峰值3×10 keV·s/m的维持，经过3个多月的调整，W7-X几天后将会开启新的挑战。

Lawrence and Klinger are having afternoon tea on the balcony.

"It's obvious that the United States is shooting itself in the foot."

Klinger firmly believes that progress comes from communication, saying, "It not only slows down the progress of ITER, but also causes us to lose the opportunity to obtain experimental data from China."

Lawrence said, "There's no need to worry about the data. The United States has opened up access to their databases and is willing to share NIF and DIII-D data with other countries."

This is why people are willing to trust the United States; no matter how you look at it, they don't seem to suffer any losses.

Another point is that the data from the US NIF and DIII-D are far ahead.

"Furthermore, the United States will assume the responsibility for the equipment and funding originally provided by China."

"Haven't they made enough empty promises already?" Klinger sneered dismissively.

Lawrence shrugged: "Maybe, but the current situation is that China is leading the world in the field of fusion, which is not something we want to see."

"You've seen the data that Q1-NTST achieved a 2-minute maintenance on the order of 3×10 keV·s/m."

"Yes, it was very impressive."

"No, I prefer to use 'terrifying' rather than 'shocking.' They have covered in just one year what other devices have covered in 10 or even 20 years."

Klinger had no rebuttal.

It's no wonder the US reacted so strongly.

"However, with current technology, the output power of a spherical tokamak still cannot compare with that of a traditional tokamak. I'm curious how Xu Qingzhou solved this problem."

"The devil knows."

Lawrence chuckled softly: "Alright, let's skip this heavy topic and be more optimistic, shall we? After all, it won't be long before our W7-X can amaze the world."

The United States and China have achieved remarkable success in the field of tokamak, and as representatives of the stellarator field, they are naturally unwilling to lag behind.

And so, we've been conducting final equipment tests all this time.

Klinger laughed too.

They were able to remain calm in the face of the aggressive advances of the United States and China because they had the confidence to back them up.

The W7-X will create an even more perfect record.

On July 18, a heavy rain washed away the scorching heat of midsummer.

These days, the Institute of Materials Science has completed all the testing work after ignition and has begun to prepare for the analysis of experimental data.

In the office, Xu Qingzhou rubbed his slightly sore temples.

This experiment signifies that Q1-NTS possesses the physical conditions for controlled nuclear fusion ignition. The next step is to continuously iterate, extend the steady-state operation time, and reduce the energy consumption of supporting facilities.

Ultimately, the overall output energy is approximately equal to the input energy, i.e., Q > 1.

"The duration of the triple product is still too short."

“True ‘generational dominance’ requires transforming fleeting bursts of energy into lasting brilliance that illuminates the city.”

The above means that as long as he can achieve results within a year, there is still room for discussion regarding the demonstration reactor.

"But the competition remains fierce."

The initial investment alone will require 30 billion, and with the subsequent commercialization, the cost is estimated to exceed 100 billion.

Under the premise of ensuring the stable operation of the national treasury, the government can only guarantee the construction of one demonstration reactor in the short term.

This means they must achieve results before the Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics and the Institute of Plasma Physics, and attach a practical technical report.

The structural differences between spherical tokamak and traditional tokamak result in three major drawbacks: insufficient circumferential field strength, low neutral beam injection efficiency, and risk of divertor thermal overload.

Ultimately, it still needs to be combined with traditional tokamak.

"We'll find a solution for the first two later. Let's get the divertor sorted out first." After thinking for a while, Xu Qingzhou shook his head and temporarily put the divertor design aside, planning to look at some math materials to clear his head.

These days, I dream of being in the lab reviewing data.

The mathematics community has been just as active as the field of controlled nuclear fusion these past few months.

In April, mathematicians from nine countries completed the proof of the Langlands conjecture in geometry after 30 years of work. This is considered a key step in the "grand unified theory" of number theory and geometry, and can provide new tools for quantum field theory and string theory.

Chinese mathematicians Wang Hong and Joshua Zahl have solved the three-dimensional hanging valley conjecture, making them strong contenders for the next Fields Medal.

Xu Qingzhou first opened the 800-page paper on the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture and began to read it slowly.

August has quietly arrived.

At the beginning of the month, Song Yao celebrated her birthday, and then began her busy life as a corporate slave.

An office building near the 3rd Ring Road.

Flower baskets were placed at the entrance for the opening, and a sign on one side read "Virtual World Technology Co., Ltd." Inside, red lanterns hung in the office area.

Guo Ziyang stood at the entrance, welcoming the people who came to attend the opening ceremony.

The entire company has fewer than 20 people, and they were too lazy to book a hotel or anything. They planned to just have a simple internal ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company.

"Congratulations, Lao Guo."

Wang Linchuan said.

Wang Linchuan and Zhang Mo, who had left before, happened to be free at today's opening ceremony, so they came to join in the fun.

They parted ways due to differing philosophies, but that doesn't mean they're enemies. After all, they've worked together for two years, and the gaming industry isn't actually that big. They might run into each other again sooner or later, or even have some kind of collaboration.

"Please come in."

Guo Ziyang led the two men into the company.

"Tsk tsk, it looks pretty good." Wang Linchuan looked around at the company's layout. The office space didn't seem very big, but it was small yet fully functional.

"A small company like yours, Lei Huo Technology, can't compare."

Guo Ziyang shook his head with a smile.

"a."

Wang Linchuan smiled and shook his head. Now that he's gone to a big company, he doesn't have the same freedom in design as he did in a studio. He's just one part of the whole process, unlike in a studio where one person has to be responsible for several areas and can fully utilize their imagination.

The advantage is that you don't have to worry about where your next meal will come from, and the salary and benefits are also quite good.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Guo Ziyang and Ding Jiahui went to the entrance of the building to greet the new guests.

About a minute later, a black minivan stopped at the entrance, and two people got out. The one in the lead was a woman who looked to be in her thirties.

"Ziyang, Jiahui."

"Senior Su, Team Leader He, please come in."

"Senior Su, thank you so much this time."

Guo Ziyang said sincerely.

The two women are from investment banking: Guo Ziyang's senior, Su Xiaoyan, and He Zhixuan, a post-investment manager.

"No need to thank me. Putting aside our relationship, our investment considerations are more about the company's development potential."

Su Xiaoyan shook her head.

Guo Ziyang was a junior she met a few years ago in a school-enterprise cooperation project. He was very capable and joined a large company after graduation. His subsequent studio was also quite successful.

She became interested as soon as Guo Ziyang mentioned the project.

According to her assessment, once people get tired of online games like those featuring pesticides, puzzle-solving mini-games might become very popular.

(End of this chapter)