how to build a dyson sphere

manifest 2026 · explorable explanation · lightcell energy

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one sodium atom · live TDSE (time-dependent Schrödinger equation), emitting into the field

build the L1 earthshade · launch the satellites (Moon → L1, then Mercury → out of ecliptic)

0TW collected

ΔV Moon→L12.4 km/s

ΔV Mercury→shade9.6 km/s

insolation cut1 bp → 1.8%

warming averted−1.6 °C

shade cost~$3 T

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