Given:
Ice-8 has a density of about 1.66 g cm^3 and triple points with
ice-six and ice-seven (5°C, 2.1 GPa) and ice-seven and ice-ten
(100 K, 62 GPa). The dielectric constant of ice-eight is about
4.
The immediate response of skeptics to this proposition is, of
course:
...how can such a species, even in "virtual" form, be stable at
STP?
The (possible) answer is quite surprising, but one will not
appreciate it without some familiarity with Frank's idea of
negative pF and beta-aether compreture.
IF transitory nanobubbles are capable of forming on certain
surfaces (i.e. Teflon) and the nanobubble can potentially hold
either a few molecules of vapor, or else - if vapor is not present
due to other restraints, then they may contain "nothing" (except
aether, that is) then this means that there is a potential
enormous negative pressure which will be "contained" with in such
a hypothetical species - but only so long as its structural
integrity can be maintained.
Yes... you guessed it, didn't you?
WE have a situation where over time - electrochemical hydrogen
bonding of water has changed its phase - and increased the density
(compressive strength) decreased the volatility (so no vapor is
available) and voila ---> This negative pressure arise in a
formative nanobubble, which becomes the substitute for "real"
pressure - which in turn allows for this hypothetical species:
"virtual-ice-8" to become stable at STP - for at least a short
period of time.
Jones
