WOW, this paper is a gold mine, and most of it went over my head. This quantum mechanical concepts are way past my paygrade. Maybe Jones, Fran or Axil and others can chime in. Our resident expert who is "trained" in relativity is also welcomed to chime in.
What I found interesting is this conclusion: "It was found that when we put an external particle (read: H+ ion) on a metallic nanotube, the electric charge of the particle is screened by internal electrons due to the long-range Coulomb interaction between the particle and internal electrons. The Coulomb interaction is strong as compared with the energy scale of the kinetic Hamiltonian. This fact makes the quantum mechanical screening complete. " "The Screening length is given by about the diameter of a nanotube in regard to the long-range Coulomb potential." Now, I don't pretend to fully understand all the ramifications of this statement, but if this is saying what I think it is saying, this seems to confirm my suspicions, as well as the confirm the "Horny Theory of LENR". Imagine a mat of Carbon nanohorns enveloped by high pressure molecular H2 gas. A considerable amount of H2 molecules will enter the nanohorn pipe and would almost be trapped there. I found out that very little H2 would permeate the nanohorn walls. Most of the H2 molecule would stick to the walls and not permeate the walls. Now, you have a bunch of H2 molecules inside the pipe. Now, apply a high voltage along the axis of the nanohorn. This would cause a significant current flow enough to ionize the H2 molecules inside the tube. Then, the H+ ions charge will be screened by the electrons flowing on the nanotube. Since the screening distance is given by the diameter of the nanotube, this means that all the H+ ions inside the tube are completely screened. Now, given that you've just jolted these H+ into high speed kinetic movement due to the high temperature you just applied with your spark, add the fact that they are screened, meaning they don't have the coulomb repulsion anymore; guess what would happen when 2 of these H+ ions collide. Instant p + p fusion. Success!!! And the nice thing about this is that the size of the CNT appears to be irrelevant. If the screening distance is about the diameter of the nanotube, this means that whatever diameter CNT you happen to have will always screen whatever H+ ions it has inside it. Hence, no need to engineer the correct size. What do you guys think? Am I on the right track here? Could this be the mechanism at work in a metal crack. Ed storms believes that the reaction is primarily p + p. Could charge screening be the mechanism that causes the magic? And BTW, this would also happen on Rossi's tubercles. Charge screening by electrons flowing on his tubercules. But because his tubercules are not uniform, he would understandably have control issues. And his thermionic catalyst would help the situation also. Guys, those true expert colleagues we have here in Vortex should take this Carbon nanostructures seriously. I need help in understanding many quantum mechanical concepts. Jojo ----- Original Message ----- From: ChemE Stewart To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Topology is Key. Carbon Nanostructures are King http://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0112178.pdf On Thursday, August 23, 2012, Jojo Jaro wrote: Does anyone have access to this paper? "Charge screening effect in metallic carbon nanotubes". I think this paper may hold the key to engineering the right size carbon nanotube. Jojo
