Here is a way out there improbable thought for you. One CF joker may
be mirror matter. Mirror matter is invisible and moves fairly
readily through normal matter (when not bound to it at a nuclear
level), but has been theorized (by Robert Foot, *Shadowlands*) to
have some degree of linkage, especially at the nuclear level. I
would further suggest there is a strong spin related gravimagnetic
linkage at that level as well.
The star Achernar has an extreme and anomalous oblateness. Some time
ago, I suggested to Robert Foot that mirror matter provides a
possible explanation for this anomaly, which he took as credible.
http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/press-rel/pr-2003/pr-14-03.html
Such an oblateness would also extend to nuclei comprised of ordinary
matter bound to mirror matter, but for other reasons.
A gravimagnetically bound mirror nucleus would make the spin radius
of a normal nucleus look unusually large. This alone would make
fusion more probable. However, the combined spin gravimagnetic
forces added to those of a second D nucleus may just tip the fusion
balance sufficiently in the direction needed for Mill's paper
(discussed on vortex earlier) to work out.
The interesting thing about mirror matter with respect to
concentration is it has negative mass and positive inertia. It
separates out of water by boiling or evaporation, but is concentrated
in water by centrifuging and diffusion. It would tend to
concentrate in the surface area of D loaded Pd, due to its reduced
diffusion rate. It would tend to concentrate in D20 separated by
electrolysis. The source of the D2O and its subsequent processing
would thus both be critical to the mirror matter content.
There is a handy way to detect mirror matter if it is around in
sufficient quantities. Its dark body photons go right through
ordinary matter. If you obtain a sufficient quantity of the stuff,
even though it is bound to ordinary matter, you can build a true
perpetual motion machine because you can put it in a highly insulated
compartment and it will spontaneously cool - and that is a good way
to detect it.
Far out there, but still some tantalizing grist for the general
mills, or mill in general.
Horace Heffner
