Widom-Larsen theory asserts that "heavy electrons" form in regions with a field strength of 10^11 V/meter.
I believe that nano-metallic waveguides, e.g. tapered (triangular, pyramidal, conical) crystals can focus electromagnetic fields (with wavelenghts much larger than the nano-waveguide) to extremely high levels at apex points (--- the nickel powders in successful LENR experiments are in the expected effective size range). Larsen's presentation (slide 1) at - http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/WL/slides/2010July16LatticeEnergySlides.pdf - surmises this happens. My impression is that this amplification is quite sensitive to nano-waveguide geometry and the EM-frequency. Nano-waveguides can be engineered for a specific range of EM-frequencies, including infrared. My questions are - - Can nano-waveguides focus infrared-EM to 10^11 V/m ? - Could Rossi/Piantelli/Ahern powders contain surface nano-waveguides and work by Widom-Larsen theory? - Do surfaces of foils in successful LENR experiments contain nano-waveguides? - Would coating optimally structured nano-particles with metal provide more consistent results? A reference on nano-waveguide EM-amplification is at: "Field 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
