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The discussion centers on the Kardashev scale, particularly the transition from Type I to Type II and III civilizations. A Type I civilization harnesses all energy available on its planet, while Type II captures energy from its star, typically through a Dyson sphere. Participants debate the feasibility of advancing from Type II to Type III, suggesting that the transition may require significant organizational capabilities rather than just technological advancements. The conversation also touches on the implications of energy access, including the potential for utilizing resources like deuterium for fusion. Overall, the thread explores the complexities and challenges of energy management in advanced civilizations.
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Needs explanation about Kardashev I civilization.
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Dear PF Forum,

It's been a long time since I logged in PF, and I hope everybody is in a good health.
Recently I'd like to know what is Kardashev scale type II and III

I mean,
Type 1: All energy from the planet
Type 2: All energy from the sun
Type 3: All energy from the galaxy

So once a civilization reaches type 2, they Dyson sphere their own sun. And I think it just a matter of time that they can copy paste their Dyson sphere too all the stars in their galaxy, right? I mean it doesn't need a technological leap from type 2 to type 3.
What do you think?

Thanks for your attention.
 
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KingGambit said:
So once a civilization reaches type 2, they Dyson sphere their own sun. And I think it just a matter of time that they can copy paste their Dyson sphere too all the stars in their galaxy, right? I mean it doesn't need a technological leap from type 2 to type 3.
What do you think?
I agree, maybe it is worth checking what Kardashev and others have said about it. What I can imagine is that it is however an organizational leap. If there is no magical wormhole to jump from a place to another, then you have to held together planetary conglomerates that are kiloparsecs away. This means that any conjoint plans have to be organized millenia in advance. Any disturbance to the plan has to fixed locally at the level of solar systems as there is no way to reach a place fast enough, and the concept of what is happening "now" is completely relativistic.
 
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However if type 3 is not about making a galatic civilization but about getting more energy, then there are still some challenges. You could imagine extracting energy from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy through the Penrose process.
 
Dear PF Forum,

I'm interested with this Kardashev thing.
In Kardashev type I civilization, per Wiki entry Kardashev scale

"A Type I civilization is able to access all the energy available on its planet and store it for consumption. Hypothetically, it should also be able to control natural events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, etc."

What does access all the energy availabe on its planet mean?
Do we have access to all uranium, thorium, deuterium in the ocean, litium for tritium breeding, every fossil fuel, etc?

And what the significant of this? I mean, surely when we already achieve fusion technology, we do have access to all deuterium in the ocean, right?

Or Kardashev 1 is determined by Carl Sagan formula K = (log 10 (P) - 6)/10 which is 1016 watt.

Thanks for your attention.
 
It is not meant to be specific; it is more a relative thing - at an order of magnitude scale.

On the scale of a K2 civilization, the energy output of a K1 system is chump change.


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"A Type I civilization is usually defined as one that can harness all the energy that reaches its home planet from its parent star (for Earth, this value is about 2×1017 watts)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale#Type_I

Thanks, @pbuk !
 
DaveC426913 said:
It is not meant to be specific; it is more a relative thing - at an order of magnitude scale.

On the scale of a K2 civilization, the energy output of a K1 system is chump change.


[ UPDATE ]
"A Type I civilization is usually defined as one that can harness all the energy that reaches its home planet from its parent star (for Earth, this value is about 2×1017 watts)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale#Type_I

Thanks, @pbuk !
Ahh, this link is more elaborated. Thanks.
 
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