Nuclear fusion —produces→ Temperature gradient

Conditions

• energetic products (neutrons, alphas) deposit their kinetic energy in a blanket or the plasma, which then runs hotter than its surroundings

Evidence · 2

1. [1]
   J. D. Lawson. Some criteria for a power producing thermonuclear reactor (1957)

   Proceedings of the Physical Society B 70, 6–10 · doi:10.1088/0370-1301/70/1/303 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
2. [2]
   H. Abu-Shawareb, et al. (Indirect Drive ICF Collaboration). Achievement of target gain larger than unity in an inertial fusion experiment (2024)

   Physical Review Letters 132, 065102 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.065102 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Related matrix context

This claim does not itself create a matrix cell. The context below belongs to Nuclear fusion, the phenomenon it is about.

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Uses of this claim

• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermal emission → Light2/4 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Alkali-metal thermal-to-electric conversion → Ionic current → Electrical work1/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Ionic thermoelectric effect → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · candidate
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermal shape-memory effect → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermochemical redox cycle → Chemical fuel (H₂, CO, syngas) → Chemical fuel3/5 established · candidate
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermopolarization effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work1/5 established · weakly supported
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermopolarization effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work1/5 established · weakly supported
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Seebeck effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Heat conduction → Heat flow → Useful heat3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermionic emission → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermogalvanic effect → Ionic current → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermally regenerative electrochemical cycle → Ionic current → Electrical work1/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Anomalous Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Working-fluid expansion (heat-engine cycle) → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Ocean thermal energy conversion → Mechanical motion → Mechanical work1/5 established · candidate
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Advective heat transport → Heat flow → Useful heat3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermo-osmosis → Streaming potential → Ionic current → Electrical work3/6 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermomagnetic convection → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/6 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Soret effect → Concentration gradient → Chemiosmosis → Chemical fuel4/6 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling3/6 established · candidate
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Thermal expansion → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat3/6 established · candidate
• Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Mechanical motion → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/7 established · extends a recorded pathway

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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:fusion-produces-gradient: Nuclear fusion —produces→ Temperature gradient. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/fusion-produces-gradient

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