-----Original Message----- Mizuno has presented a paradigm shift with his discovery of hydrogen showing up in place of deuterium. Is that a trend, of a sort, now that we have an appreciation that it is possible? Was past evidence of D->2H deliberately ignored, since that reaction seems so improbable that the experimenter ignored it for sake of his own credibility?
The implication that Mizuno has apparently discovered about twice as many molecules of hydrogen, compared to the starting gas which was deuterium - is truly extraordinary. The claim is not replicated and many observers would prefer to wait until replication to discuss it. However, an exothermic conversion of deuterium to hydrogen (which can be called deuterium fission) is too important to completely ignore – even if it could be limited to the situation where nickel replaces palladium as the active metal. As the other Pope sez … “fools rush in” even if there are no angels to warn them off. For the record, one way that D->2H could happen via the Dirac sea involves the bare deuteron in interfacial contact with one atom of positronium. This could only happen at femtometer (Fermi) geometry. On paper, the deuteron and positronium atom could combine to form the molecular ion 2H- which is two bound protons with one electron. As Bob Cook opines, the cation would be expelled from the interface of 1-space at high velocity. However, the energy balance is problematic: Deuteron mass-energy is 1875.61 MeV, positronium is 1.02 MeV, for a combined 1876.63 while the proton is 938.27 MeV or 1876.54 for two. That gain is small, which would explain why there is no gamma, but… …the H2 cation is 1877.05 which makes the reaction endothermic if the electron is retained to balance the charge. Since exotherm is seen- how can it happen? One way is the DDL. The Deep Dirac Level is the lowest state of neutral monatomic hydrogen and it could also exist at the 1D interface. Here is the classic paper from 1993 which may have errors, but also has much accurate detail to build-on, insofar as providing a basis for explaining Mizuno’s finding of D->2H with slight gain. http://www.fulviofrisone.com/attachments/article/359/Electron%20Transitions% 20on%20Deep%20Dirac%20Levels%20II.pdf Notice in the third paragraph, there is reference to positronium at the same scale. To return to the energy balance… if the deuteron is in a DDL, which is neutral in net charge, and reacts with positronium at the interface of the Dirac sea (Ps is also neutral) due to strong force dynamics, then the two protons which result can arrive back into 3-space with a small gain – which is consistent with no or low gamma radiation. The electrons can be retained in a negative “Sea” with not charge conservation problem. Therefore, it now appears that the DDL would be a necessary complication to any overall hypothesis which would try to explain “deuterium fission” with slight exotherm, and few gammas. Of course, we will henceforth label the DDL as a “feature” of the emerging hypothesis, instead of a stopgap measure. Jones
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