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So what causes the electrons to return to the well (and stay there)?

Hmmm, that looked like a reflection of the picture-taker to me.

drmike, Great, thanks for the insight. I will try the lit candle experiment today just after I try my Schroedinger cat in the microwave experiment (lol just kidding). It's still not entirely clear to me what causes electrons travelling along the magnetic field to return to the well. Why wouldn't the...

When a stray electron travels along a magnetic field line (e.g. along B1) back into the polywell, an adjacent magnetic field (e.g. B2) prevents another revolution on B1 because the magnetic force counteracts the force from B1, setting the electron adrift into the well. Is this correct? Has it been s...

Thanks very much for the previous answers. Another "dumb question":

What is expected to happen in a p-B11 polywell fusion reactor when p-p or B11-B11 collisions occur? Has this been covered elsewhere in this forum? Thanks.

Hmm, ok thanks, I think I understand. The electrostatic force causes a change in the magnetic (force) field. In the IEC for dummies video the field lines must be representing the combined magnetic and electrostatic forces. The specific phenomena I was curious about is depicted here: http://youtube.c...

Hi, polywell newbie here, I have another basic question (that I suppose could be answered if I had a physics 101 book): When enough electrons are in the center of the polywell, the electrons "push back" on the magnetic fields produced by the circular magnets, changing the magnetic field lines and "s...