In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:36:15 -0700: Hi, [snip] >This creates a local energy >deficit - in which an unstable nucleus, like Te-125 or Zr-96 become far more >susceptible to decay, and can effectively 'regauge' the depleted local >field, while leaving some (but comparatively little) remnant radioactivity.
If the energy from the ZPE is being replenished by Te125m, decaying to Te125 (stable), then you need some Te125m to start off with. However this isotope has a half life of only 57 days, so there isn't any in nature. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
