Could a thermonuclear detonation be ignited in a star by addition of sufficient energy instantaneously in a small region?
+0
−0
While it does not occur in nature, I have wondered if a sufficient amount of energy deposited in a sufficiently small space in a sufficiently small amount of time could ignite a thermonuclear detonation wave in an object, leading to its destruction.
Would this be possible, and how much energy would be needed, in
- Jupiter?
- A brown dwarf?
- The Sun?
- A white dwarf?
This post was sourced from https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/118559. It is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
0 comment threads