Ed
On Mar 14, 2013, at 5:47 PM, Jones Beene wrote:
From: Edmund Storms
Jones, I assume you accept that E=mc2 and that if the mass of a
reaction changes, the energy has to come from somewhere.
Here is the mass change
D =
2.014101778
H=
1.00727647
n=
1.0086649
The gain in mass is D-n= p
You are making an incorrect assumption. The O-P effect (i.e.
“stripping”) is not thermonuclear, it is quantum mechanical - in
effect a tunneling reaction. Quantum tunneling is one of
Oppenheimer’s claims to fame.
OK Jones, then were does the mass come from? No matter what you call
the process, the energy MUST be conserved. This reaction requires
energy be added to create the mass of the product. Where does this
energy come from?
In the Fusor, the transmuted nucleus is left in an energy state as
if it had fused with a neutron of negative kinetic energy, so there
far less mass change than the thermonuclear reaction. The Fusor can
be called “warm fusion” not hot, since the threshold energy for
thermonuclear reaction is never attained.
The only issue here is how the barrier is overcome, because once this
happens, energy is created by the normal hot fusion reaction, i.e. the
combined nucleus fragments into the observed particles which includes
neutrons. Why suggest some magic condition like negative energy. The
process is very simple. The two D are given enough energy to surmount
the barrier. The Fusor simply does this in an efficient way.
Ed
Jones
