In reply to Eric Walker's message of Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:41:09 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Eric, why do you ignore the obvious reaction of D-e-H = tritium? This is > the ONLY reaction consistent with all observations.
The ONLY way this reaction will happen is if the electron first combines with one of the two nuclei to form either one or two neutrons which then combine(s) with the other nucleus to form T (WL IOW). A concurrent fusion of all three particles will lead to 3He not T, because the reaction to 3He is a strong force reaction, and happens "instantaneously", whereas the reaction to T would be a weak force reaction if it happened at all, which it doesn't because the reverse weak force reaction is what happens in nature (i.e. T decays the He3). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
