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)
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ΔV Moon→L1
2.4 km/s
ΔV Mercury→shade
9.6 km/s
insolation cut
1.8%
warming averted
−1.6 °C
shade cost
~$3 T
slide-rule — the scaling law along the deck
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suns
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fuel
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η pv
[Si]
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$/W
⚡ electric
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