In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:48:30 -0700: Hi, [snip] >That is to say, in stripping, the energy deficit that appears to prohibit the >reaction from happening in the first place comes from the energy that should have >been left over once it happened.
Of course it does, except it's not a case of before or after, but rather both at the same time. Imagine two deuterons aligned NP NP. As they approach, the first bond grows weaker as the second bond grows stronger:- N P NP followed by N PNP, and 2 D has become N + He3. The force required to tear the D apart is supplied by the growing force between the P and the other D. The net reaction is exothermic, and the other reaction resulting in P + T works about as well. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk Hot fusion is sort of like Heaven, It's the reward you get long after everyone's dead
