On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> > > > BTW - take an electron and proton at rest, that system has a mass of 0.511 > + 938.272 = 938.8 MeV/c^2. That is the total mass available to that system. > It cannot increase above that level unless substantial energy comes from > outside the system. A neutron has a mass of 939.6 MeV/c^2. > > > > So, to make a neutron from an electron and a proton, the extra 782 keV has > to come from outside the electron-proton system. It cannot come from the > acceleration of the particles toward each other by their own attraction. > One simply MUST make the neutron first - even if the deuteron, the end > product of p+n does have a usable mass deficit. > > > > People who should know better are in denial about the rarity of p-e-p ! > > > > Let's get over it and move on. P-e-p is dead-in-the-water for adequately > explaining the Rossi effect. > Fair enough, but may be Ed's starting point is necessary for your reversible proton fusion. Think of it as electron mediated reversible proton fusion. Harry
