I work on the ITER project, specifically I develop algorithms for multiscale simulation of fusion plasmas.
I consider it not unlikely that nuclear fusion will be a useful source of energy sometime in this century. And if some game-changing event happens before that, well so be it (included here are FAI, one of a large variety of small-scale fusion devices turning out to be practical, the greens finally getting their act together and starting to produce truly large amounts of “green” energy, …).
On a meta level: why are comments in this thread being upvoted? Should I conclude that the LW community thinks data fitting is 5⁄3 more interesting than precambrian atmospheric dynamics?
Being upvoted for providing information, I think. Notice older comments have more votes, suggesting people have upvoted all existing comments when they read the thread.
No.
Magnetized plasmas have interesting multi-scale behaviour even on length and time scales where deterministic fluid-like descriptions are appropriate.
I work on the ITER project, specifically I develop algorithms for multiscale simulation of fusion plasmas.
I consider it not unlikely that nuclear fusion will be a useful source of energy sometime in this century. And if some game-changing event happens before that, well so be it (included here are FAI, one of a large variety of small-scale fusion devices turning out to be practical, the greens finally getting their act together and starting to produce truly large amounts of “green” energy, …).
On a meta level: why are comments in this thread being upvoted? Should I conclude that the LW community thinks data fitting is 5⁄3 more interesting than precambrian atmospheric dynamics?
Being upvoted for providing information, I think. Notice older comments have more votes, suggesting people have upvoted all existing comments when they read the thread.
I’m curious as to whether you use Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods in your work.
No. Magnetized plasmas have interesting multi-scale behaviour even on length and time scales where deterministic fluid-like descriptions are appropriate.