In reply to JonesBeene's message of Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:00:24 -0700: Hi, [snip] >The strong force may become involved at this point to provide the binding >energy in similar way that gluons bind quarks. [snip] 2 nm = 20 Angstrom ~= 28 times the separation distance of the of the D nuclei in a Deuterium molecule. If Deuterium molecules are too big to undergo fusion using the strong force, then I struggle to see how it could be playing a role when the separation distance is 28 times larger still.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success