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In its simplest form, a Q-ball is constructed in a field theory of a complex scalar field , in which Lagrangian is invariant under a global () symmetry. The Q-ball solution is a state that minimizes energy while keeping the charge Q associated with the global () symmetry constant.
Jun 28, 2007 · In his new sci-fi thriller Sunshine, the sun is dying-fizzling from within by a real physics phenomenon known as a Q-Ball (a supersymmetric atomic nucleus)-and scientists must fly a bomb into...
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The idea was to send a nuclear bomb designed to "jump-start" the reaction once more. It was purely theoretical and not much more than humanity's last hope. It was a result of a Q-ball getting trapped by the Sun and siphoning off its energy... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ball.
TMM_007. Is the Q-Ball scenario in the movie “Sunshine” realistic. Hello all! I recently finished watching “Sunshine” (13 years later nbd) and read up that Brian Cox was the one that suggested a Q-Ball be the reason the sun is dying (even though the movie never actually mentions it).
The plot does not revolve around the sun dying in the normal sense: this is not due for around five billion years based on our understanding of nuclear fusion. It has instead been "infected" with a "Q-ball" - a supersymmetric nucleus, left over from the big bang - that is disrupting the normal matter.
ELI5: What is a Q-ball? In the backstory of Danny Boyle's SciFi film Sunshine (2007), it is explained that a Q-ball enters and is caught in the Earth's Sun and is the reason why Sun is dying. What is a Q-ball and how is it capable of killing the sun?
Nov 15, 2007 · Set 50 years in the future, Sunshine imagines that the Sun is dying prematurely. The Earth is blanketed by ice and a crew of astronauts has set out to deliver a nuclear payload into the Sun's center to recharge it. While the story might recall the asteroid-detonating plot of Michael Bay’s Armageddon (1998), the mission aboard Icarus 2 is far ...
