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Certainly fission is a prime example of entropy. But what about fusion? Doesn't fusion look like a process that goes from a disordered state to an ordered one? Out of chaos comes order!
hankaaron said:Fusion looks more like setting up the right conditions and then crossing your fingers.
hankaaron said:fusion, to me, seems far more quantum mechanical this fission (highly probabilistic, quantum tunneling, etc.).
Nugatory said:A bigger problem is that you're failing to consider the energy that is released by the fusion reaction, which travels away from the site of the reaction increasing the disorder everywhere else.
hankaaron said:I think you guys can't see the forest for the trees. The idea I'm presenting is that the whole fusion and fission reactions are a cycle. An uranium atom is a an ordered state, unstable yes but still ordered. It's instability leades to fission. Instead of an atom of uranium, we now have lighter atoms. But those same lighter elements can be be fused back into an uranium atom (with sufficient time and energy)- thus getting you back to an ordered state.
Wouldn't it be a self-sustaining loop forever if dark energy wasn't possibly leading to a cold death for the universe.
Drakkith said:You cannot return the products of either reaction to their initial state without losing some amount of energy in the process, usually as EM radiation or heat.
hankaaron said:I think you guys can't see the forest for the trees. The idea I'm presenting is that the whole fusion and fission reactions are a cycle. An uranium atom is a an ordered state, unstable yes but still ordered. It's instability leades to fission. Instead of an atom of uranium, we now have lighter atoms. But those same lighter elements can be be fused back into an uranium atom (with sufficient time and energy)- thus getting you back to an ordered state.
hankaaron said:But the system had to consume energy in the first place. Why is energy only considered when it is lost and not considered when it is gained?
hankaaron said:The idea I'm presenting is that the whole fusion and fission reactions are a cycle.
hankaaron said:Wouldn't it be a self-sustaining loop forever
You need to read our rules on personal theories.hankaaron said:I think you guys can't see the forest for the trees. The idea I'm presenting is that the whole fusion and fission reactions are a cycle.
Nuclear fusion is a process where two or more atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, releasing a large amount of energy in the process.
Nuclear fusion occurs when the nuclei of atoms are brought close enough together for the strong nuclear force to overcome the electrostatic repulsion between them. This results in the fusion of the nuclei and the release of energy.
Entropy is a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system. Reverse entropy refers to a decrease in the level of disorder or an increase in the organization of a system. In the case of nuclear fusion, the energy released leads to a decrease in disorder and an increase in organization.
Yes, nuclear fusion is a form of reverse entropy. The fusion of atomic nuclei releases a large amount of energy, resulting in a decrease in disorder and an increase in organization. This is in contrast to most natural processes, which tend to increase entropy.
Yes, nuclear fusion has the potential to be a nearly limitless source of energy. However, scientists have not yet been able to create a controlled fusion reaction on Earth that releases more energy than it consumes. Research and development in this area continue to progress, with the goal of one day utilizing nuclear fusion as a sustainable energy source.