How to Theoretically Create a Halo Ring Mechanism for Mass Destruction

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The discussion centers on the theoretical creation of a Halo Ring mechanism capable of exterminating all life within a 25,000 light-year radius using concentrated laser technology. The proposed method involves firing millions of lasers at a perfect black body to achieve the Planck temperature, resulting in an energy output calculated at 10^120 J/S. Participants emphasize the impracticality of this concept with current technology, suggesting that the energy required is equivalent to several supernovae and that real-world physics limits the feasibility of such a mechanism.

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  • Understanding of Stefan's Law in thermodynamics
  • Basic knowledge of laser technology and its applications
  • Familiarity with concepts of black body radiation
  • Awareness of astrophysical phenomena such as supernovae and gamma-ray bursts
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This discussion is beneficial for theoretical physicists, science fiction writers, and anyone interested in the intersection of advanced physics and imaginative concepts related to mass destruction mechanisms.

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I have been interested in the story of halo lately. I have trying to come up with a way to theoretically create a mechanism that kills all life via radiation in a 25,000 ly radius. (The function of a halo ring).

This is what I have so far, using millions of lasers focusing on one point. Using stefans law, all the lasers fire at this perfect black body with all length dimensions of one and raises its temperature up to the Planck temperature (highest possible temp ~10^32)

P = (10^-8)(10^32)^4 = 10^120 J/S

Since, I am a beginner at physics I don't know where to go from here. I need it to be enough energy to kill all life within a radius of 25,000 ly.
 
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zeromodz, you don't need a physicist to help you "theoretically create a mechanism". Why limit yourself to science when your halo ring is totally ficticious anyway? Just use your imagination to create it!
 
I think this is only going to work with some unobtainium, the energy required is probably on the order of several supernovas (related to this you might be interested to read about gamma-ray bursts). Also you'd have to take into account starts blocking the radiation making the blast less homogeneous than you might want.
 
I'd have to agree w/ the 2 posts above. The amount of energy is not within anything even imaginable extrapolated from current technology, so science isn't going to help you, so just make stuff up.
 

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