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Let's look at 58Ni specifically which is over 2/3 of all nickel * The energy deficits for Ni are all huge. For example (energy deficits in square brackets): 58Ni28 + p* --> 59Cu29 * + 3.419 MeV [-6.329 MeV] --> 59Ni28 + neutrino + ~2.6 MeV Ok, as I interpret your theory, part of the large 6.3 MeV "deficit" could conceivably function as 'makeup' for zero point energy already removed from the Rossi device by another mechanism, but let's not go into that other mechanism for now. This is the part I like, even if you do not interpret it this way. However, there is a problem with converting a deflated proton into a neutron without a neutrino, even with an energy deficit. It is almost like saying that part of this deficit takes the place of the missing neutrino, and it is the same neutrino that shows up on the other side of the equation, so it cannot be 'borrowed' in the QM sense since the arrow of time goes the other way. Anyway, even if we can get past that one, the next problem resolves to the 59Ni and that large amount of 'real' energy 2.6 MeV. Even if most of the energy were carried away by the neutrino, most of the time - in practice there is always secondary gamma or bremsstrahlung from weak force reactions, which should have shown up. Is there an example in nature of a radiation-free weak force reaction? And even if there is one which can be tailored for this, the third problem is the 59Ni remaining in the ash. This isotope is commonly used in medicine IIRC, with a well-known Auger emission cascade on EC which Levi would have immediately recognized. This is the most problematic of all, given Rossi's lack of radioactivity in the ash. What am I missing to tie up these lose ends ? Jones BTW - did you ever have a look at the Nyman paper ? http://dipole.se/ Go down to "Strong Force between Two Protons". I think it has relevance to deflated protons in a reaction that does not involve nickel. Simulations made with two different kinds of physics software both show the following: 1) Two protons placed closely together [IRH] will repel each other most of the time. 2) Two protons shot at each other will repel each other most of the time. 3) However, it is occasionally possible to shoot protons at each other with the right speed and quark positions so that they latch on to each other - held in place for an indeterminate time by the Strong Force. Added to Nyman's work is this: 4) The two protons have negative binding energy, so many things could happen. 5) This is where the 'quark soup' metaphor may come into play At any rate - everyone can probably guess that what I am struggling with is to find any possible nuclear reaction of protons, especially a deficit energy reaction of deflated protons, that can never result in gammas, but can operate to level a zero point field imbalance. This probably means the ash must be "dark matter" of some type.
