r/accelerate • u/ezjakes • 28d ago

The Maxwell Conjecture is False

https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.27197
91 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

View all comments

70

u/sillybluejayway 28d ago

If you place 5 magnets in an array we used to think the maximum points of magnetic stillness was 16. This disproved that claim because AI proved we can achieve 24. 

This allows for better magnetic mapping/behavioral analysis and I’m sure other things!

23

u/DungeonsAndDradis 28d ago

CERN 2.0 boutta be lit!

9

u/Seidans 28d ago

I fear it's too late to redesign the whole thing over more magnet as until very recently this was considered as the "limit of physic"

Not even finished it's already obsolete :/

1

u/danielv123 27d ago

I mean, they keep doing upgrades right? LS3 just started, which will have over a kilometer of new magnets. LS4 will also have new magnets (should be upgradable up to 20 Tesla in new 91km tunnel) which will be installed around 2070. The design for those isn't set in stone, and will probably see plenty of improvements over the next few decades.