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This theoretical paper proposes that structural failure in complex systems can occur through progressive accumulation of constraints — not just resource exhaustion — with survival probability decaying exponentially as the space of viable states contracts. For fusion, this framing loosely maps onto how plasma-facing components and the first wall degrade: each successive neutron fluence cycle, thermal shock, or material recrystallization event narrows the range of states the material can sustain. The methodology is purely mathematical and unvalidated against fusion materials data, so this remains a conceptual provocation rather than actionable guidance.

██████████ 0.7 first-wall-materials Peer-reviewed

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This paper claims to prove tangent-bundle stability for discrete non-local transport functionals under L2 normalization constraints, while also reporting an unexplained numerical scaling attractor that contradicts its own linearized analysis. Non-local transport functionals are conceptually related to the anomalous cross-field transport that limits confinement in tokamaks, making the unresolved scaling anomaly potentially interesting for turbulence modelers. However, the Zenodo repository contains only a 963-byte metadata file with no actual paper or code, making any scientific assessment impossible.

██████████ 0.7 turbulence-modeling Peer-reviewed

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This peer-reviewed mathematics paper reformulates boundary value problems in kinetic theory under novel boundary conditions for the Boltzmann equation, changing how molecular scattering distributions are calculated at surfaces. For fusion, plasma-wall interaction is fundamentally a kinetic problem: ions and neutrals scatter off the divertor and first wall in ways that govern impurity influx and power loads. New boundary condition treatments could eventually feed into more accurate plasma-edge codes, though no fusion application is made in this work.

██████████ 0.5 plasma-wall Peer-reviewed

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A near-duplicate of the companion Zenodo deposit (10.5281/zenodo.20260802), this entry also claims rigorous stability proofs for non-local transport systems alongside an emergent numerical attractor that standard perturbation theory cannot explain. The relevance to fusion turbulence modeling is the same as its companion: cross-field transport anomalies are a core unsolved problem in tokamak confinement. Like the companion, the repository is effectively empty — only a metadata JSON file was deposited — so no independent verification is possible.

██████████ 0.5 turbulence-modeling Peer-reviewed

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This speculative preprint proposes reinterpreting electrons as composite structures of a localized particle and an extended field, retaining the mathematical forms of Maxwell's equations while offering a different ontological picture of conduction. The marginal relevance to fusion lies in HTS magnet coil design, where understanding current redistribution and conductor behavior under complex electromagnetic boundary conditions matters for quench protection. The paper is explicitly self-described as an exploratory hypothesis with no completed derivations, making it unsuitable as engineering input.

██████████ 0.3 hts-magnets Peer-reviewed

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This is a second Zenodo deposit of the same Lamp Bead–Glow Field paper, reinterpreting classical electromagnetism through a dual ontological model of localized electron entities and extended glow fields. The connection to fusion HTS magnets is the same as its companion entry: conductor behavior under high-field, high-current conditions is safety-critical in compact tokamak designs. No quantitative derivations are completed, and the authors acknowledge the model lacks parameter closure and dimensional analysis.

██████████ 0.3 hts-magnets Peer-reviewed

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This axiomatic theoretical paper proposes a unified framework for stationary distributions in complex systems, mapping them onto a three-dimensional manifold controlled by three parameters. Its claimed universality across domains is used to draw loose analogies to plasma confinement systems, where the balance of gradient-driven transport versus stabilizing mechanisms determines the steady-state profile. The framework is purely deductive with no empirical tests and no fusion-specific application; relevance to Q-engineering is speculative at best.

██████████ 0.3 q-engineering Peer-reviewed

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This speculative cosmological preprint interprets relativistic jet knots as oscillatory confinement nodes where propagating energy partially stabilizes before emission, within a non-standard 'SP3 Space-Phase' framework. The paper has no direct fusion relevance; its marginal score against plasma-disruption reflects only a surface-level conceptual similarity between magnetic confinement instabilities and astrophysical plasma confinement. No empirical data are collected and the theoretical framework is undefined in quantitative terms.

██████████ 0.3 plasma-disruption Peer-reviewed

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A machine learning study training neural network and gradient boosting models (R² ≈ 0.80) to predict electromagnetic wave reflection loss in high-entropy alloys, finding that average atomic radius — which governs lattice distortion — is the dominant controlling feature. High-entropy alloys are a candidate class of materials for fusion divertor components because their multi-principal-element composition can provide radiation resistance and high-temperature strength. The dataset and training code are not publicly released, and the link to divertor thermal management is indirect, but the ML interpretability approach is transferable to fusion materials screening.

██████████ 0.2 divertor-thermal Peer-reviewed

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A second deposit of the Law of Nonuniformity paper, this version emphasizes that system health requires joint assessment of a three-state vertical classification and system type, not spectrum position alone. The tenuous connection to plasma-disruption arises from the paper's claim to describe how complex systems transition between stationary, static, and dynamically expanding regimes — analogous to the pre-disruptive evolution of tokamak plasmas. Like its companion deposit, no fusion data or models are used, and the axiomatic framework has not been empirically tested.

██████████ 0.2 plasma-disruption Peer-reviewed

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