Planetocracy

Planetocracy

Share this post

Planetocracy
Planetocracy
The Role of Fusion in The Future
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

The Role of Fusion in The Future

Not as important as some people think

Peter Hague's avatar
Peter Hague
Jul 17, 2021
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Planetocracy
Planetocracy
The Role of Fusion in The Future
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Share

I received a useful comment on my post from A Flash in The Cosmic Pan from Serban Tanasa asking if nuclear fusion would dramatically alter the calculation I made there. The gist of the post was that the sizes of interstellar civilisations are ultimately limited by the fact exponential growth in energy demand outruns cubic growth in stellar energy availa…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Planetocracy to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Peter Hague PhD
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More