Can somebody offer a reasonable explanation as to why atomic hydrogen when it recombines doesn't blow itself apart in the act? If the amount of theorized "OU" heat generated during the recombination is a much as claimed how do the little beasties ever get a chance to successfully cleave, and obviously they do cleave!
Doesn't make any sense to me. The only explanation I can come up with is that there may be some kind of a refractory period involved on the order of nanoseconds or less where recently recombined H2 is incapable of blowing apart no matter what the local heat might be. I'm not sure I buy this explanation. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
