In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Wed, 21 May 2008 19:01:34 +0200: Hi, [snip] >Particle physics = QM, so QM reactions means... reactions, right? > >What I mean is: > >D nuclei in ambient conditions D2 has some non-zero fusion rate. > >The nuclei of a D-deuterino molecule must have a much higher fusion rate due >to the low orbit screening electron. How much higher, Robin, do you know?
I posted an email to this forum recently with a formula for you to play with. ;) >Wouldn't it be so much higher that significant fusion would have been noticed >everywhere such a molecule is supposed to form? Individual molecules are extremely small, and even individual fusion events release very little energy on a human scale. Consider that there are many thousands of K-40 decay events taking place in your body every second, yet you are completely oblivious to this. IOW even nuclear events need to happen on a considerable scale before we notice them. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
