/sci/ - Science & Math

/g/ is filled with uneducated, unintelligent people. They're useless.

Anyway, it's time for me to start thinking about my Computer Science master's thesis. Here are my ideas thus far (the first one adopted from /sci/):

- Accurate simulation of the solar system. User is given the ability to change parameters (masses, velocities, etc.) and even add or remove celestial bodies to see their effect.
- Dark matter distribution simulations, utilizing smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH)
- Natural selection simulation

All ideas are welcome; must be science related. Space, evolution, etc.

>>2033008
I'm not concerned, won't be in my lifetime.

>>2034013
I think you should read up on what Project Orion actually was. Or at the very least read my post summarizing it. Also I think you have a misguided notion of what 'clean' is. Modern power plants are 'clean' in that they have adequate safety protocols, shielding, and disposal methods. Safety protocols exist to shut down the reactor when the shit hits the fan, shielding is just more and more tons of concrete, and disposal still requires transportation of radioactive material to a 'safe' location. NONE of these things make a mobile nuclear reactor more viable than it was in the 50's.

>>2034036
You should be, because it -was- 'originally' intended to be launched from Earth. The plan changed when it was discovered that would be bullshit.

>>2034037
To be fair, 3-mile island is a valid concern.

>>2034073
Won't happen, political reasons. Besides, why would the US risk having a foreign power with space-nuclear capabilities?