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[3] viXra:2602.0098 [pdf] submitted on 2026-02-19 11:04:17

Conceptual Design of a Near-Future Laser ICF Driver "Pulsar"

Authors: Juchi Ye
Comments: 17 Pages. License: CC BY-NC-ND

The use of Fusion as the energy source of a rocket propulsion system has great potential to significantly reduce travel times to the outer planets [3]. Research into this has been focused on more far-future and exotic fusion drives [9], while recent research efforts into near future fusion drives focus mainly on Zeta-Pinch or direct fusion [10-12]. However, Inertial-confinement fusion (ICF) could also be a viable option [3]. This paper is a proposal of a conceptual fusion drive - "Pulsar". Studies include the selection of fuel options (D-T and D-3He), concept, thermal-mechanical properties, theoretical performance, and applications compared to other options. A combination of Deuterium-Tritium (D-T) fuel, reflected fiber pulse laser system, spin-aligned frozen fusion pellets, and a Tantalum-Hafnium Carbide (TaHfC) heat shield shows great promise for a viable near-future ICF propulsion system.
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[2] viXra:2602.0092 [pdf] submitted on 2026-02-18 10:57:20

Relativistic Action at a Distance Formulation of the Strong Interaction

Authors: Juan R. González-Álvarez
Comments: 12 Pages.

We demonstrate that the strong interaction can also be formulated as an action-at-a-distance theory. Starting from the nonlinear gluon wave equation, we derive an exact momentum-space propagator for the gluon with a dynamical mass determined by the color current. To make its momentum dependence analytically manageable, we also obtain an exact discrete spectral representation of the propagator, whose lower-order truncations reproduce the Refined and Very Refined Gribov-Zwanziger propagators used in confinement studies, but now with a dynamical origin for their mass scales. Ordinary Yang-Mills theory and the free gluon propagator are recovered in the ultraviolet regime, where confinement becomes irrelevant.
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[1] viXra:2602.0068 [pdf] submitted on 2026-02-10 21:30:53

The Proton as a Phase Resonator: Quarter-Wave Origin of the Compton Wavelength

Authors: Najib Chairi
Comments: 7 Pages. (Note by viXra Admin: Please cite listed scientific reference and submit article written with AI assistance to ai.viXra.org)

In a previous work [1], we highlighted a kinematic relation linking the measured charge radius of the proton Rp to a frequency f, whose numerical value coincides remarkably well with the Compton frequency of the proton: f=c/{(pi/2)Rp} This relation can also be rearranged into a compact geometric form: the non-reduced Compton wavelength of the proton is equal to one quarter of the equatorial perimeter associated with Rp, namely lambda_c,p = (pi/2)Rp. The present article continues this analysis by proposing a wave interpretation of the appearance of the factor pi/2. Relying on standard results from wave physics (standing waves, mixed boundary conditions, resonators), we show that in a wave-based reading this factor is neither arbitrary nor fitted, but constitutes the universal signature of a fundamental quarter-wave mode associated with a central phase constraint. Within this framework, the nucleus is no longer interpreted as a rigid boundary, but as a phase tuner. The same structure is immediately extended to the neutron by simple substitution, providing a coherent length scale associated with its Compton frequency.
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