personally i don't believe nature (or god) balances the books for every process. we only need CoE to hold for our measuring instruments. harry
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:09 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote: > This concept is most interesting. I would assume that the energy required > to overcome the electrostatic barrier must still be supplied and it would > most likely be stolen from the strong force presentations. The nucleus mass > deficit is substantially larger when a neutron is absorbed (Ni58 + Neutron = > Ni59) than when a proton is forced into the nucleus against the barrier > (Ni58 + Proton = Cu59). This supports that hypothesis. > > An interesting secondary occurrence is that the subsequent beta plus decay > of the Cu59 into Ni59 represents the expelling of the same amount of charge > as was previously absorbed. This second process demonstrates a relatively > large mass deficit. The end result of the complete process is a near > parity energy performance when compared to direct neutron absorption. > > Why the coulomb barrier energy is not lost is still blocked within my mind. > Apparently stars run out of steam when they try to fuse Ni56 with an alpha > particle to form Zn60. My calculations suggest the same occurrence if I > assume that the activation barrier energy is lost into the mass of the Zn60 > nucleus. I guess I must have a mental barrier that is difficult to > overcome! > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Thu, May 24, 2012 4:22 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]: Proton Fusion Ni58 to Cu59 Endothermic? > > I guess this is also Frank Znidarsic contention: > > "If the range of the strong nuclear force increased beyond the > electrostatic potential barrier a nucleon would feel the nuclear force > before it was repelled by the electrostatic force. Under this > situation nucleons would pass under the electrostatic barrier without > producing any radiation. Could this author's original idea that > electron condensations increase the range of the nuclear foces be > correct?" > > http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2/zpt/chapter4.html > > harry > > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: >> As another way to over come the coloumb barrier, I vaguely recall a >> paper proposing that the range of the strong force may reach further >> under some circumstances. >> >> Harry >
