At 08:13 pm 13/01/2006 -0500, Terry wrote:
>Don't get too defensive, Horace. I do not see this an a threat to your
>AEH. As all hypotheses, you might require some refinement. Consider
>that the xtal lattice acts as a proton membrane, not unlike those of a
>fuel cell. If you are right and the H atom cannot enter the lattice
>with its electron, it IS clearly entering the lattice. But, is it the
>lattice which strips the electron? And where does that electron go?
>
>I think that you could very well be right that it is the expansion of
>the H+ ion which distorts the lattice -- a reverse piezo effect?
>Except in piezo, it's the EXTERNAL piezo distortion which generates the
>energy; whereas, the reverse effect could draw from the virtual field.
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The giant read, "Seven at one stroke,"
thought that they had been men whom
the tailor had killed, and began to
feel a little respect for the tiny
fellow. Nevertheless, he wished to try
him first, and took a stone in his hand
and squeezed it together so that water
dropped out of it.
"Do that likewise," said the
giant, "if you have strength."
"Is that all?" said the tailor, "that
is child's play with us," and put his
hand into his pocket, brought out the
soft cheese, and pressed it until the
liquid ran out of it. "Faith," said he,
"that was a little better, wasn't it?"
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Why are ductile metals ductile like plastic clays?
It is because from a Systems Theory point of view they
are plastic "clays".
The mineral particle "bones", the particulate skeleton
of clay is under a high differential pressure. That is
what holds all the solid bits together. The water in
clay is in a high state of negative pressure - thousands
of pounds per square inch "tension". We know this because
we can measure the "tension". I've put the word tension
in quotes cos "tension" is only a reduction in the
external Beta-atmosphere pressure. The water is under
less Beta-atmosphere pressure inside the clay than it
is outside the clay. Hence the differential pressure
which holds the discrete mineral particle together and
gives the clay its strength.
If you expose plastic clay to a high humidity atmosphere
it will "suck" the water from the atmosphere and swell.
"Swelling" is simply a reduction in the pre-existing
compression.
Now in the case of ductile metals, what is the analogue
of the water in clay. It is free electrons.
When the giant squeezes a quartz crystal electrons drip
out. It's called the piezo-electric effect.
When the little tailor dips his dry cheese in his tea,
the cheese swells up.
Clearly, the swelling of the Palladium is due to the
freeing of electrons from the hydrogen and the consequent
reduction in whatever corresponds to pF in a ductile metal.
I apologise for being so beastly arrogant but sometimes
that is the only way to get people to see things from a
new perspective. 8-)
Cheers,
Frank
