Re: [Vo]:multielectron catalysis theory A possible theory for rossi reactor

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
The website has been down for some time now. It keeps returning the message: Bandwidth Exceeded ... try again later. It sounds like a pretty sophisticated theory that only a few can properly assess. Does it make any testable predictions? Or does it provide any insights into the CF/LENR results

Re: [Vo]:multielectron catalysis theory A possible theory for rossi reactor

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
Thanks, Brad That link works. However, the theory rests on QCD (quantum chromodynamics) which I do not understand. For those trained in QCD, it might be worth google-translating the more detailed Russian web page: http://viktor19451.narod.ru/ Aside from the diagrams, the translation looks

RE: [Vo]:multielectron catalysis theory A possible theory for rossi reactor

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
have not really seen related material before. Hopefully, some more elementary introductory papers are available. If I find any, I will post pointers to them. Do you know of any? Regards, Lou Pagnucco Thanks for posting this - and it is intriguing in one way but flawed in another - certainly

RE: [Vo]:From NET: Bockris is still in the game!!

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
Pagnucco At 11:53 PM 1/16/2012, you wrote: I asked a close friend (PhD physicist) and he said the same thing as Krivit; that fusion [...] Now, W-L theory predicts *lots* of transmutations. These are not observed to be correlated with the heat. Transmutations are indeed observed, but at levels way

Re: [Vo]:An overlooked 2011 patent for micron-scale crystal-based fusion

2012-01-14 Thread pagnucco
My questions were motivated by definition #4 in the patent which refers to deuterating the crystal, but it is clear (I think) from the context that this is still just as part of proposed small, conventional (hot) impact fusion - not really cold fusion, at all. Fusion is not claimed to take place

[Vo]:An overlooked 2011 patent for micron-scale crystal-based fusion

2012-01-13 Thread pagnucco
? Does it overlap any current LENR approaches? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco * THE PATENT + EXCERPTS * HIGH ENERGY CRYSTAL GENERATORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Patent 7741615 Issued on June 22, 2010. http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7741615/fulltext.html Abstract Ferroelectric, pyroelectric

[Vo]:Larsen (Lattice Energy) proposes a new neutrino antenna

2012-01-10 Thread pagnucco
New possibilities for developing minimal mass, extremely sensitive, collective many-body, quantum mechanical neutrino 'antennas' http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llc-collective-manybody-qm-neutrino-antennasjan-10-2012 A pretty venturesome proposal. It seems testable. The

Re: [Vo]:Stress-induced negative coefficient of temperature?

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
In nanowires, conductance itself can change in a complex nonmonotonic, nonlinear way as a function of current density. For example, see -- Quantum Suppression of the Rayleigh Instability in Nanowires http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0006237 James Bowery wrote: Something that occurs to me about

[Vo]:Enormous current densities in nanowires

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
on Widom-Larsen theory. It looks quite reasonable to me, but I could be mistaken. I would appreciate corrections or criticisms. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco [1] Stability of Metal Nanowires at Ultrahigh Current Densities http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0411058

Re: [Vo]:Enormous current densities in nanowires

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
Horace, thanks for the reply. You wrote: You should keep in mind that in nanowires, even (laser induced) thermal pulses move at 2x10^6 m/s, the conduction band electron speed. Yes. There are electron-lattice mechanical couplings (e.g,, pinches, phonons, ...) that complicate a simple,

Re: [Vo]:Enormous current densities in nanowires

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
Horace, You parse comments way too precisely. I should have said that your observations raise questions. For instance, a key one is - The WL math and QM is possibly controversial (e.g. via Hagelstein and Chaudhary), but the logic and common sense in problem definition and conclusions are

[Vo]:Toy model of Widom-Larsen theory for classical charged particles

2012-01-06 Thread pagnucco
the threshhold as well. Are these assumptions reasonable? Is this check on W-L theory correct? Comments appreciated, Lou Pagnucco [1] EMP AND HPM SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES - http://dodreports.com/ada360541

Re: [Vo]:Forbes: The Year of Cold Fusion

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
I agree, Jed. Forbes has deep enough pockets to send Mark Gibbs, along with a technically sophisticated companion, to a lab claiming CF or LENR anomalous energy or transmutation evidence. He should publicly issue a challenge to CF/LENR researchers to allow him to witness and monitor their

Re: [Vo]:Forbes: The Year of Cold Fusion

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
Yes, but watching paint dry is ultra-exciting if the payoff is trillion$. Gibbs appears to be happy writing Forbes filler-pieces. He should get more creative. Anyone who has CF/LENR tech that they are confident in would certainly be happy to have it showcased in Forbes. It would be Win-Win-Win.

[Vo]:New 'Cold Fusion Now' Video - E. Storms on ..Metals that Work

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
Courtesy of coldfusionnow.wordpress.com Edmund Storms on The Nuclear Active Environment and Metals That Work coldfusionnow.wordpress.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SorcxYf8VYg He discusses Rossi, F-P, Piantelli, Ni-H, Pd-H Title: WordPress.com

Re: [Vo]:Forbes: The Year of Cold Fusion

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
So why doesn't he throw down the gauntlet? How hard is that?? Mary Yugo wrote: On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 11:56 AM, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: Anyone who has CF/LENR tech that they are confident in would certainly be happy to have it showcased in Forbes. You'd think so. So why has it

[Vo]:Lewis Larsen (Lattice Energy) discusses irony of LENR politics

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Lewis Larsen considers some of the criticisms of LENR theory by CF dogmatists ironic. http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/cold-fusioneers-new-ploy-ad-hoc-redefinition-of-technical-term-fusiondec-30-2011 Too bad it's human nature to form opposing-warring factions. Perhaps some relic of

Re: [Vo]:Lewis Larsen (Lattice Energy) discusses irony of LENR politics

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Daniel, you may be correct. I do not know. However, both Akito Takahashi and Hideo Kozima may regard W-L viable. See -- Second “Cold Fusion” Theorist Cites Widom-Larsen Theory http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/12/23/second-cold-fusion-theorist-cites-widom-larsen-theory/ Takahashi appears to

Re: [Vo]:Lewis Larsen (Lattice Energy) discusses irony of LENR politics

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Again, I am not sure. Looking at the slide on p.105 at JCF12 Abstracts at-- http://newenergytimes.com/v2/conferences/2011/JCF12/JCF12ExtendedAbstracts.pdf -- I see the reaction 59Ni + e- 59Co + v + Q I cannot read Japanese, but this looks like a heavy electron capture, but that is just a

Re: [Vo]:Randy Hekman for Senate blog

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Larsen has a website with slide presentations at: http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen He provides a lot of hypotheses which could be tested for what seems modest expense. Most would involve looking for transmutations - which would be a lot less contentious than calorimetry results. Many have

Re: [Vo]:A Curious 2003 Cold Fusion Patent Application

2011-12-29 Thread pagnucco
? Any insights? Lou Pagnucco Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/

[Vo]:A Curious 2003 Cold Fusion Patent Application

2011-12-28 Thread pagnucco
. --- The patent application seems to cover quite a wide range of implementations. Unless this is a different Steven Jones, did he become a believer 14-years after the 1989 CF-brouhaha? Any insights? Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:A Curious 2003 Cold Fusion Patent Application

2011-12-28 Thread pagnucco
. --- The patent application seems to cover quite a wide range of implementations. Unless this is a different Steven Jones, did he become a believer 14-years after the 1989 CF-brouhaha? Any insights? Lou Pagnucco Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/

Re: [Vo]:Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC)

2011-12-27 Thread pagnucco
Horace, Thanks for the comment. What is needed are some toy models with some simple simulations. I will check out your theory. Do you believe any new physics is required - or does standard QM suffice? I am getting pretty boggled by the complexity of it all. LP There is no need for

Re: [Vo]:Energy teleportation in an entangled system.

2011-12-26 Thread pagnucco
Good information. Thanks for posting. Possibly relevant to LENR, but too complicated to be sure. Masahiro Hotta has other papers on this at -- http://arxiv.org/find/grp_physics/1/AND+au:+Hotta_Masahiro+abs:+energy/0/1/0/all/0/1 His more recent paper -- Quantum Energy Teleportation: An

Re: [Vo]:Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC)

2011-12-26 Thread pagnucco
I think that the frequency of the outgoing down-converted photons will remain the same whether the incoming high frequency photon is absorbed by one atom or collectively by N-atoms. A coherent multi-atom absorption will create a Schroedinger-Cat-like state of one excited atom and (N-1) ground

Re: [Vo]:US DOE alters it's stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-26 Thread pagnucco
reactions to take any side in the controversy. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:Rossi comments on National Instruments

2011-12-24 Thread pagnucco
National Instruments has an automated software package -- LabVIEW System Identification Toolkit http://www.ni.com/pdf/labview/us/sys_id_toolkit.pdf -- which (I assume) can converge to an optimal control strategy for an unknown multi-input/multi-state system which may be non-linear, noisy and

Re: [Vo]:Rossi comments on National Instruments

2011-12-24 Thread pagnucco
If Sterling properly interpreted Rossi - i.e. - According to Rossi, NI will be creating the controls to monitor and regulate this process. He said that their stipulation for the agreement is that all the instrumentation for the E-Cat plants have by National Instruments and logo on the

Re: [Vo]:entanglement broadcasting

2011-12-15 Thread pagnucco
A pretty counter-intuitive phenomenon. So were super-conductivity and lasing. I believe both emission and absorption of radiation can be strongly enhanced in a volume of entangled (coherent) particles - even when it's spatial extent is greater than the radiation wave-length. See:

[Vo]:New Posting from Lattice Energy - LENR compared to CF

2011-12-13 Thread pagnucco
Lattice Energy LLC-LENRs and Cold Fusion are Different Concepts - Dec 13 2011 http://dev2.slideshare.com/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llclenrs-and-cold-fusion-are-different-conceptsdec-13-2011

Re: [Vo]:New Posting from Lattice Energy - LENR compared to CF

2011-12-13 Thread pagnucco
Joshua, I believe, Zawodny does explain the creation of ULM neutrons through the plasmonic creation of heavy electrons. See (slide 16) of http://newenergytimes.com/v2/news/2011/36/2010-Zawodny-AviationUnleashed.pdf I am unsure as to whether Zawodny is correct, but page 9 of INTENSE FOCUSING OF

[Vo]:Which (if any) types of fusion can heavy electrons catalyze?

2011-12-11 Thread pagnucco
?or others? Comments appreciated, Lou Pagnucco

[Vo]:Nano-waveguides and Widom-Larsen Theory

2011-12-08 Thread pagnucco
enhancement at metallic interfaces due to quantum confinement http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.0714 Pardon if this has already been discussed on Vortex. Comments appreciated, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:Celani: gamma spike during ignition of Rossi reactor

2011-12-07 Thread pagnucco
-ph/0104035 Quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects in an Unstable System with Two Bound State http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0502075 Reifenschweiler's results are a real puzzle. Lou Pagnucco In an experimental series performed by Piantelli, he observed the production of either heat or gamma radiation

[Vo]:New Larsen paper on Large Hadron Collider UFO Dust

2011-12-07 Thread pagnucco
Lewis Larsen (Widom-Larsen) just posted a paper entitled: Are LENRs causing some of the 'UFO' dust observed in the Large Hadron Collider? Maybe somebody should look. http://dev2.slideshare.com/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llccould-lenrs-be-producing-ufos-in-large-hadron-colliderdec-7-2011 An

Re: [Vo]:Lattice Energy LLC comments on Rossi

2011-11-29 Thread pagnucco
The Widom-Larsen transmutation experiments, e.g., electon beam impinging on copper target (slides 21-23 in Widom's presentation [*]) certainly are verifiable/falsifiable. It would be suprising if NASA's Bushnell has not verified them. Many other credible researchers confirm them. Is it

Re: [Vo]:NASA: Interesting LENR materials

2011-11-28 Thread pagnucco
Thanks, Robert And, here is some forgotten LENR evidence from 1951 -- Lattice Energy LLC-LENRs ca 1950s-Sternglass Expts-Einstein Bethe-Nov 25 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llclenrs-ca-1950ssternglass-exptseinstein-bethenov-25-2011 Maybe established theory has

[Vo]:Brian Ahern's 2011 USPTO patent application

2011-11-27 Thread pagnucco
Nanoparticles. Vibronic Energy Technologies' upcoming presentation on Dec-7 may include results using various approaches outlined in the patent application. Comments? Lou Pagnucco A portion of the patent application follow: Title: AMPLIFICATION OF ENERGETIC REACTIONS Document Type and Number: WIPO Patent

RE: [Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-26 Thread pagnucco
I am not sure if it's relevant or what it's worth, but in the following paper - Anomalous Nuclear Phenomena Assocoated with Ultrafast Processes www.iscmns.org/asti06/jianglaoshi2.pdf - the authors speculate on whether the concept of torsion field contributes to the LENR phenomena they observed

[Vo]:Lattice Energy LLC comments on Rossi

2011-11-26 Thread pagnucco
More controversy between LENR competitors --- Lewis Larsen-Lattice Energy LLC-Comments re Mr. Andrea Rossi E-Cat Technology-Nov 26 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lewis-larsenlattice-energy-llccomments-re-mr-andrea-rossi-ecat-technologynov-26-2011

Re: [Vo]:Lattice Energy LLC comments on Rossi

2011-11-26 Thread pagnucco
The CONCLUSIONS slide (#34) states - Weak Interaction LENR effects show the best prospects with the nuclear burning of Ni proved possible with significant heating outputs. It seems to me there is agreement on results, but not on theory, which is encouraging. Am I overlooking something? Lou Pagnucco More

RE: [Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-24 Thread pagnucco
Thanks Axil, Fran, Jones, - for lots of intriguing information. You have put lot of effort into this. On the quantum entanglement/nonlocality issue - possibly relevant is: Undetectable quantum transfer through a continuum http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.2901 - but interesting even if not. The Ni-64

Re: [Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-23 Thread pagnucco
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=512913 I don't think this has been posted to Vortex before. I believe it describes Brian Ahern's approach to LENR. Does this imply he believe Rossi's results? Any comments? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco [...]

[Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-22 Thread pagnucco
I don't think this has been posted to Vortex before. I believe it describes Brian Ahern's approach to LENR. Does this imply he believe Rossi's results? Any comments? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco From: http://www.scribd.com/doc/55221791/Clean-Enenergy-From-Nano-Materials /**START** New Clean Energy

Re: [Vo]:New LENR Patent Appl: Method for Producing Heavy Electrons

2011-11-21 Thread pagnucco
Joshua, If this is a real phenomenon, might it not involve complex many-body effects that first-order approximations can't capture? Also, since this is a NASA patent, doesn't it have to go through a fairly rigorous review process? and have some empirical data backing it? On Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Re: [Vo]:New LENR Patent Appl: Method for Producing Heavy Electrons

2011-11-21 Thread pagnucco
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:18 AM, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: Joshua, If this is a real phenomenon, might it not involve complex many-body effects that first-order approximations can't capture? [...] If there are some empirical data obtained by NASA on lenr or the WL theory, I would

[Vo]:New LENR Patent Appl: Method for Producing Heavy Electrons

2011-11-20 Thread pagnucco
.; (Poquoson, VA) Assignee: USA as represented by the Administrator of NASA I found it on Lewis Larsen's (Lattice Energy LLC) website at: http://dev2.slideshare.com/lewisglarsen Any opinions on whether this is relevant to any commercial LENR efforts? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

RE: [Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR

2011-11-19 Thread pagnucco
to account for the thermalization of high-energy gammas or neutrons. I welcome others' impressions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

[Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR

2011-11-18 Thread pagnucco
reaction) rates, but does not appear to account for the thermalization of high-energy gammas or neutrons. I welcome others' impressions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

[Vo]:How expensive is testing Widom-Larsen theory?

2011-11-16 Thread pagnucco
I am not an experimentalist, but is testing W-L theory expensive? If we forget about measuring heat, several of Larsen's presentations may provide enough details for experiments that could yield transmutations. See, for example - Lattice Energy LLC- Mystery of the Missing Nickel and

[Vo]:Two recent Lattice Energy (Widom-Larsen) LENR presentations

2011-11-09 Thread pagnucco
A couple of recent Widom-Larsen LENR presentations are at: Lattice Energy LLC- Mystery of the Missing Nickel and Vanadium-Nov 6 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-lcc-mystery-of-the-missing-nickel-and-vanadiumnov-6-2011 Lattice Energy LLC Company Vision-September 11 2011

Re: [Vo]:Two recent Lattice Energy (Widom-Larsen) LENR presentations

2011-11-09 Thread pagnucco
I omitted this recent Widom-Larsen LENR presentation: Lattice Energy LLC-'Facts' about W-L Theory and LENRS-Oct 20 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llc-facts-about-wl-theory-and-len-rsoct-20-2011

Re: [Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-06 Thread pagnucco
that (perhaps, radial or spherical) symmetry. Regards, Lou Pagnucco On 11/06/2011 02:49 AM, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: I am not sure which, if any, nickel isotopes admit isomeric states. Perhaps, electrodes, container walls, or contaminants in nickel (or palladium) could be the source

Re: [Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-05 Thread pagnucco
Probably, Robin, but the relatively recent discovery of the 65Fe isomer (which likely has been lurking in the universe for a long time) makes me wonder if other long-lived isomers have escaped attention, and written off as statistical errors in mass measurements. Coaxing 1 gram of 65Fe to ground

Re: [Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-05 Thread pagnucco
I am not sure which, if any, nickel isotopes admit isomeric states. Perhaps, electrodes, container walls, or contaminants in nickel (or palladium) could be the source of some yet unidentified isomers. I am quite perplexed that isomeric-65Fe went undetected for so long. Perhaps others have also

[Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-04 Thread pagnucco
of a Nuclear Isomer in 65Fe... http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v100/i13/e132501) Extremely low contamination would suffice. I'm not sure, but I believe that detection would be difficult. Unlikely, but I would welcome opinions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

[Vo]:George Miley presentation on Rossi/Patterson LENR

2011-10-18 Thread pagnucco
, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:George Miley presentation on Rossi/Patterson LENR

2011-10-18 Thread pagnucco
Hello Jed, I just spoke to a friend, and we agreed that it is time to buy the ultra-short oil ETF (code DUG) - I am waiting for oil keep ascending in price for the next couple of days, then I am going to add some DUG to my portfolio. It is getting very difficult to believe so many smart people

Re: [Vo]:George Miley presentation on Rossi/Patterson LENR

2011-10-18 Thread pagnucco
Yes. I think you are correct. The slides' text is terse. It does appear that the more current experiments fall short of Patterson's results. But, unless the reaction products have been measured incorrectly, some anomalous nuclear reactions are occurring. On 11-10-18 04:13 PM,

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