Particle Accelerator with the Earth's diameter

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The discussion centers on the theoretical construction of a particle accelerator with a circumference equal to the Earth's diameter, speculating that it could achieve energy levels up to 2000 TeV. Participants highlight the potential for new physics discoveries at this energy scale and question the feasibility of financing such a project using global nuclear arsenal budgets, estimated at over 10 trillion dollars. Key concerns include the energy requirements for the accelerator and the implications of synchrotron radiation on its design.

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  • Understanding of particle physics and energy scales
  • Familiarity with particle accelerator design principles
  • Knowledge of synchrotron radiation effects
  • Basic grasp of funding mechanisms for large scientific projects
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  • Research the energy requirements for large-scale particle accelerators
  • Explore the implications of synchrotron radiation in accelerator design
  • Investigate the relationship between energy levels in TeV and observable particle scales
  • Examine historical funding models for major scientific projects
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Physicists, engineers, and researchers interested in advanced particle accelerator technology and funding strategies for large-scale scientific endeavors.

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If particle accelerators with circumference of the Earth could be built (imagine around the world). How many TeV can it reach? Maybe new physics can occur at 2000 TeV.

I heard the US nuclear arsenals costs 2 trillion dollars. Worldwide, the total costs of all nations nuclear arsenals may reach 10 trillion dollars or more. If these would be used to finance Earth circumference particle accelerator. This would be nice. What is the energy requirement for this project? the particles being accelerated don't have to be so curved, so what's best to accelerate it linearly?

By the way. For 2000 TeV, what is the smallest scales it can see? What is the formula to know the size of scale certain energy in TeV can probe in particle accelerators?
 
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What research have you done on this? What did it tell you?
 
Vanadium 50 said:
What research have you done on this? What did it tell you?

I googled "earth size particle accelerator". Zero exact hits. Most about LHC eating up earth.
 
Synchrotron radiation will be a really bad problem for such a large accelerator.

More about it here.
 

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