Harry, it is certainly true that the current flows in a loop. The important issue is that each tiny portion of the loop radiates a signal as it accelerates, but that the integration of all of the individual signals balance out and results in no net radiation. A circular loop of current will thus demonstrate a near field which is the magnetic moment of the loop, but does not generate a far field of radiation. The near field component of the signal does not result in energy loss with time.
The motion of a single point charge does result in a far field radiation pattern since it accelerates along the circular path and does not have a balancing mechanism. The trick is in the balance. For the above reasons there would be no energy loss as a result of the current flow if it consisted of a continuous charge distribution orbiting a nucleus. That is not true for a point charge following the same path. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Sun, Mar 24, 2013 10:28 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: CMNS: only a perfect LENR theory should attack other theories On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 9:00 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > Harry, > > An electron would not spiral into the nucleus if it is a continuous charge > instead of a point source. Think of it as a steady DC current which > generates a magnetic field that does not radiate energy like an accelerated > charge. This model is likely not correct, but it would achieve what you are > discussing. > > Dave All current flows in a loop so acceleration must occur in some zones in the loop. Harry
