Questions tagged [kardashev-scale]
For questions about or related to the Kardashev scale of technological development.
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Can an Alcubierre drive be built by starlifting?
I am setting up a very futuristic world for a sci-fi story, where having FTL tech would be very practical. For a bit of context, here is what I am imagining:
It is a type 3.2 - 3.3 civilisation, where ...
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What kind of construction material would an advanced intergalactic civilization use to build megastructures?
In my novel, an alien species whose name is temporarily “Alphas” is a Kardashev Type II Civilization and has an entire galaxy under their control. My novel focuses on the interaction between the ...
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What percentage of the Sun's energy can you capture with a Dyson swarm?
My secret society is planning to advance humanity as much as possible and they have decided the best way is to build a Dyson swarm. Still, they don't know how much power from the Sun they would be ...
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Hypothetical energy sources for a picotech utility fog civilzation?
Imagine an (ultra) high-tech civilization that has access to, say 1031 bits of unique usable data (Type Z on Sagan's "Information Mastery" scale), and is capable of harnessing and utilizing ...
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How Would Human Society's Outlook Change if an Alien Type III Civilization Had Been Discovered? [closed]
The Kardashev scale divides civilizations into four types (0-3) based on energy consumption. No type II civilization has been discovered in our galaxy and no type III civilization has been detected in ...
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Deflecting an incoming star, railgun style
A friend of mine, ɹɐqooɟ, lives in a large globular cluster where stellar encounters and collisions are very common. His civilization is a Type 1.8 civilization, having built half of a Dyson Sphere ...
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Can my advanced civilization halt the expansion of the universe?
Do the laws of physics permit any chance for a Type III civilization on the Kardashev scale to halt or even reverse the expansion of the universe, or bring the galaxies back closer together, assuming ...
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What is the most efficient way of mining energy from a flare star?
Set in the distant future, human is transitioning to a type 3 advanced civilization on a Kardashev scale in about a hundred years or two. We have nearly exhausted the energy from our Sun and several ...
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How much energy is produced by a sphere of mirrors around a rotating black hole? How would it impact a civilisation in the Kardashev scale?
So, as a bit of background, my world takes the assumption that Planet Nine is a rotating primordial black hole, and humanity, a Type I civilisation, is able to build a sphere of mirrors around it (...
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What could exist inside and between the walls of a Dyson Sphere?
According to FutureTimeline.net, A Dyson sphere could be built around the solar system around the year 3100 when the world reach the Kardashev type 2 scale. This is what is written there about the ...
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How would a Type I civilization habitable planet be any different to a Type II civilization habitable planet?
This question is a different version of other questions that I have found here discussing a similar but different problem.
The problem I'm facing here is about the excess or waste heat that an ...
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What type of natural or artificial disaster could devastate a multi galactic civilization?
There is an advanced civilization that spans multiple galaxies. The civilization has learned to tap every available source of energy within the volume that it has colonized. The civilization ...
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How can I make a black dwarf star?
In response to a question about an asteroid filled with degenerate matter, Ender Look suggested that using matter from a black dwarf would be better than using matter from a white dwarf since black ...
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Economy of a Type II Civilization [closed]
How exactly would a Type II civilization, according to the Kardashev scale, have to structure its economy in order to be a viable system?
For more information on the Kardashev scale and a Type II ...
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Society, Economy & Government of a Type II Civilization [closed]
How exactly would a Type II civilization, according to the Kardashev scale, have to structure its economy, governing body and society in order to be a viable system?
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