Horace Heffner wrote:
We apparently have very different views on this, and very differing mental models of how this might work. The ZPE mechanisms I have suggested occur between the transport molecule and the donor and acceptor surfaces. That's where the sub nanometer gap lies.
I can agree with that, even if it means that the ortho-para thing is not required (it could still be beneficial). This variance in POV may be somewhat more again to the difference between Pauling and Mulliken electronegativity, which is another piece in the puzzle, and further evidence that this is still an unsettled area of physics.
Obviously if ZPE can be demonstrated, it is totally outside of the mainstream.
Jones
