Eric,
An electron giving up its rest mass and becoming a photon is NOT part of Mills theory. Half the rest mass - 255 keV is in play for Mills, spread out in steps. Robin has a theory with a similar value. The DDL is different, depending on a number of assumptions, and it need not proceed in steps – ala Mills. This thread started out with another theory where there was an attempt to tie this reduced mass value to the FQHE, but ½ is not an acceptable whole fraction for that (it must be an odd fraction). However, FQHE is a 2 dimensional phenomenon – as is Mills Orbitsphere, so there is natural crossover (except Mills avoids QM). And any fractional charge relates to mass, since there is a linear ratio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass-to-charge_ratio I suppose Mills 255 keV value makes a good case for the lowest level favoring the 2 electron configuration (hydrino hydride or f/H-) since it returns the atomic unit to an uncharged condition. From: Eric Walker Jones Beene wrote: The 510 keV of Maly & Vavra is almost certainly incorrect, but there are a number of values in the range of several hundred keV which represent the total energy which can be released in 136 steps. With regard to Mills's theory specifically (not those of Maly or Vavra), in some promotional literature for BLP that was promulgated over the list a year or two ago, I recall seeing some slideware to the effect that as the electron reaches the innermost level, it becomes a photon. If this understanding is an accurate reflection of Mills's theory, it suggests that the electron will have given up all of its rest mass. There would no doubt be some energy left over for the residual photon, I suppose; perhaps part of the rest mass of the electron, or its kinetic energy? Eric
