Charge density is limited by the Pauli exclusion principle. In order for a load of electrons to concentrate, electron charge must be delocalized.
On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Bob Cook <frobertc...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > In the O-P process what disrupts the glueon bonding of the neutron to >> the proton to allow their separation? >> >> It does not happen very often given the concentration of D in the >> universe. >> > > My best guess (perhaps not even a guess -- random shooting in the dark): > strong acceleration under the influence of a transient electric arc > between two electrically insulated grains in a metal with lots of > impurities: > > http://i.imgur.com/dp37X3R.png > > In effect, the free protons and deuterons are momentarily forced into a > recess and compressed to astronomical pressures. In addition, there is a > surrounding field of electrons migrating the opposite direction that, > together with the very close free protons and deuterons, makes for an > environment that is fundamentally different than anywhere else in the > universe; e.g., the ambient charge density is perhaps uniquely high. > > Eric > >
