Building a Sci-Fi Empire: Starting with Cold Nuclear Fusion

Fan Zhen exclaimed "Eh!"

Yuan Wanhua's two eyes, which had become cloudy due to old age, suddenly shone brightly.

Li Jian, Xin Long, Jin Dongyang, and the rest of the review panel experts looked at each other in bewilderment.

Not to mention the expert reviewers, even Shen Yun, Yu Xu, Zhang Qian, Ma Weixing, and others on the defense team all seemed very surprised and uncertain at this moment.

If we had to point out someone whose expression was different, it would probably be Chu Yingying.

From the beginning until now, her eyes have been filled with admiration when she looks at Chen Yuan.

If there is any change, it is simply that the look of admiration in his eyes has become more intense.

Initially, when people heard about the super stellarator, no one thought that such a science fiction-level nuclear fusion device could appear in reality.

However, when Chen Yuan used his detailed knowledge to describe the theory of space curvature and the simulated gravitational environment of black holes, everyone suddenly realized that science fiction seemed to be becoming a reality.

The validity of a theory does not guarantee that the device can be built. It may be limited by current technological levels, resource endowments, economic costs, or social conditions, making it impossible to implement in practice.

Even so, everyone was still quite shocked after reading this theory.

Because Chen Yuan has theoretically proven that, from a fundamental physical perspective, space curvature and a simulated black hole gravitational environment are indeed feasible.

Feasibility means that even if the device cannot be built now, the theory can be turned into technology as long as the time is right!

Could we eventually realize a space bending device to simulate the gravitational environment of a black hole?

Even though everyone confirmed that the theory was feasible, there was still an overwhelming sense of fantasy, and they simply couldn't believe what they were hearing.

Jin Dongyang, who had previously questioned Chen Yuan the most, felt as if he were dreaming.

The others were in a similar state; they were all stunned by the information Chen Yuan was showing them, which prevented them from asking questions immediately, even though they should have had many doubts in their minds.

After Chen Yuan finished explaining his theory of space curvature and simulated black hole gravitational environment, he did not speak immediately.

He wanted to see if the experts would ask any questions.

Seeing that no one spoke, Chen Yuan continued, "Next is the gravitational lensing and gravitational potential well ignition mechanism."

"Wait a minute!" Chu Hong suddenly spoke up and asked, "Associate Researcher Chen, I have some questions about the first part you mentioned, the 'space curvature device' that simulates the gravitational environment of a black hole."

In such formal settings, it is generally necessary to use formal professional titles.

Others had similar questions, but they were too shocked to ask in time.

When everyone heard Chu Hong speak, they roughly guessed what he was going to ask, and immediately perked up, ready to listen carefully to what he was about to say.

Chen Yuan stood next to the computer, looked over, and said, "Academician Chu, may I ask you a question?"

Chu Hong thought carefully for a moment before cautiously asking, "Could you explain the core working module of the space bending device?"

Chen Yuan nodded slightly and said, "Okay, please wait a moment."

He bent down again and clicked on the computer, and the picture on the big screen changed again.

Chen Yuan faced the crowd and pointed to the large screen with his hand in the opposite direction, saying: "The space curvature device is divided into three core working modules, namely the high-dimensional field excitation cavity of module A, namely the curvature engine; the curvature conduction and focusing system of module B, namely the curvature optical path; and the dynamic curvature stabilization and closed-loop control of module C, namely the curvature brain. The specific theoretical knowledge is clearly written on it, and you can take a closer look."

The dozen or so academicians and researchers on the review panel, along with the dozen or so members of the defense team, all carefully read the information displayed on the large screen.

First is Module A: High-Dimensional Gaussian Field Excitation Cavity.

The working principle is to use "Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) at extremely low temperature" as the field medium, inject coherent gauge field energy, so that the BEC enters a high-dimensional excited state. The field "leaks" from the 3-dimensional space into the extra dimension and then projects back, generating a negative energy density region + a positive energy density region pairing to form a controllable spacetime curvature source.

Key physical effects:

An enhanced version of the Kasik effect: Vacuum energy can be extracted and injected in a directed manner.

Direct coupling of field energy and curvature: Total action = gravitational curvature term + gauge field kinetic energy term + coupling constant * curvature * field energy density.

It does not generate heat, does not produce strong radiation, and does not produce real mass.

Yuan Wanhua's eyes lit up when he saw this!

Module B: Curvature Transmission and Focusing System.

The working theory is that the original curvature wave generated by the excitation cavity is not uniform. The curvature is guided to the center of the super stellarator through the metric waveguide, forming an axisymmetric, closed, and stable curvature trap at the center. This makes the shape of the spatial curvature strictly match the magnetic surface topology of the super stellarator. The precise shape of the spatial curvature is an axisymmetric weak field, and the device operates in the weak field stable region.

Then comes the prescribed formula.

This module demonstrates that curved spaces can be artificially created.

Fan Zhen couldn't help but gasp, seemingly unable to believe that curved space could actually be artificially created.

Finally, there is module C: Dynamic curvature stabilization and closed-loop control.

The working principle is that the device has a built-in spacetime curvature sensor that reads the plasma position, density, temperature and local spatial curvature in real time, and makes adjustments 10⁶ times per second to regulate the field strength, effective mass distribution and curvature focus position, thereby ensuring that the space does not collapse, the curvature is not overloaded and the plasma is always locked at the deepest point of curvature.

Below are the control equations, proving that the theory of built-in spacetime curvature sensors is feasible.

Upon seeing this, Li Jian, Jin Dongyang, Chu Hong, Xu Qiu, and the others felt their hair stand on end.

After reviewing these three core modules, they will naturally understand the meaning behind them.

First, the particles are not being attracted; rather, space itself is tilted.

In flat space, particles move in straight lines, while in curved space, particles move automatically along geodesics.

To put it simply, you can think of space as an inward-sloping bowl, where all the particles automatically slide to the bottom of the bowl—the fusion core.

Secondly, curved space forms a potential trap. The closer to the center, the more pronounced the curvature. Particles must climb the slope to escape outwards. The plasma is enveloped by an infinitely smooth, lossless space wall with no upper limit on strength.

Finally, there is the additional constraint on charged particles.

Plasma is charged and is subject to two types of confinement.

The magnetic field is responsible for the spiral streamline and circumferential stability; the curved space is responsible for radial compression and preventing escape.

The final effect is that the plasma is locked in a "bottle" made of space itself.

As for why such enormous pressure doesn't turn into a black hole, it's because it always operates in a weak field region, far below the threshold for forming an event horizon. The curvature is "truncated" by the higher-dimensional field. The gauge field has a natural upper limit. If a certain curvature is exceeded, the field will automatically decouple, and space will immediately bounce back and become flat, preventing infinite collapse. The negative energy density stabilization mechanism simultaneously generates positive and negative energy regions. The positive energy region bends space, forming a gravitational trap, while the negative energy region counteracts excessive bending and prevents collapse.

This is all the technical information revealed by the three core working modules.

As everyone can clearly see, all three core working modules above confirm one point:

Chen Yuan's space bending device is not only self-consistent in its underlying physical logic, but it is also a device that can be theoretically built!

This means that science fiction is really going to become reality!